CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1999-0028
CZ-2C R/B
CZ-2C R/B (NORAD 25579) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 January 1999, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25579
International designator
1998-074C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
19 Dec 1998Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Jan 1999UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 20 Jan 1999
Time in orbit
1 month33 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
86.3°N to 86.3°SFinal inclination 86.3°
Mass
3,800 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 86.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 86.3°N and 86.3°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthCZ-2C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 Jan 1999
1 entryFrom the same launch
1998-074
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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