CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1999-0391
CZ-5 R/B
CZ-5 R/B (NORAD 25957) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 November 1999, after 8 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25957
International designator
1999-061B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
19 Nov 1999Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Nov 1999UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
42.6°N to 42.6°SFinal inclination 42.6°
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 42.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 42.6°N and 42.6°S.
Life in orbit
8 daysAlso ended on 27 Nov 1999
1 entryFrom the same launch
1999-061
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/1999-0391
© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.
Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/1999-0391
© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.