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Entry no.
1991-0002
CZ-4 DEB
CZ-4 DEB (NORAD 20916) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 January 1991.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
20916
International designator
1990-081BZ
Object type
Fragment
Country
China
Parent launched
3 Sep 1990Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Jan 1991UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 2 Feb 1991
Time since launch
3 months121 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
80.8°N to 80.8°SFinal inclination 99.2°
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 99.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 80.8°N and 80.8°S.
Life in orbit
CZ-4 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1990-081
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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