CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1994-0184
CZ-2E R/B
CZ-2E R/B (NORAD 23228) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 December 1994, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23228
International designator
1994-055B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
27 Aug 1994Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Dec 1994UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 months122 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
27.8°N to 27.8°SFinal inclination 27.8°
Mass
5,500 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 27.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 27.8°N and 27.8°S.
Life in orbit
4 monthsCZ-2E R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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