CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1998-0295
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 25355) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 October 1998, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25355
International designator
1998-033B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
30 May 1998Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Oct 1998UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 8 Oct 1998
Time in orbit
4 months134 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
22.4°N to 22.4°SFinal inclination 22.4°
Mass
8,400 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 22.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 22.4°N and 22.4°S.
Life in orbit
4 monthsCZ-3B 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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