CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1986-0415
CZ-2C R/B
CZ-2C R/B (NORAD 17002) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 October 1986, after 14 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
17002
International designator
1986-076B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
6 Oct 1986Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Oct 1986UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
56.9°N to 56.9°SFinal inclination 56.9°
Mass
4,000 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 56.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 56.9°N and 56.9°S.
Life in orbit
14 daysFrom the same launch
1986-076
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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