CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1996-0159
CZ-2D R/B
CZ-2D R/B (NORAD 24635) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 October 1996, after 9 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
24635
International designator
1996-059B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
20 Oct 1996Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Oct 1996UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 days9 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
63.0°N to 63.0°SFinal inclination 63.0°
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 63.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 63.0°N and 63.0°S.
Life in orbit
9 daysFrom the same launch
1996-059
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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