CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1987-0335
CZ-2C R/B
CZ-2C R/B (NORAD 18307) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 August 1987, after 16 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
18307
International designator
1987-067B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
5 Aug 1987Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Aug 1987UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
16 days16 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
62.9°N to 62.9°SFinal inclination 62.9°
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 62.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.9°N and 62.9°S.
Life in orbit
16 daysFrom the same launch
1987-067
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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