CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1983-0125
CZ-2B R/B
CZ-2B R/B (NORAD 12846) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 April 1983, after 1 year, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
12846
International designator
1981-093E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
19 Sep 1981Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Apr 1983UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 6 months568 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
59.4°N to 59.4°SFinal inclination 59.4°
Mass
3,535 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 59.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 59.4°N and 59.4°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 6 monthsCZ-2B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 10 Apr 1983
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1981-093
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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