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Entry no.
1989-0671
CZ-3 R/B
CZ-3 R/B (NORAD 18923) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 July 1989, after 1 year, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
18923
International designator
1988-014B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
7 Mar 1988Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Jul 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 4 months500 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
30.3°N to 30.3°SFinal inclination 30.3°
Mass
5,000 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 30.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 30.3°N and 30.3°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 4 monthsCZ-3 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 20 Jul 1989
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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