CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2001-0026
CZ-2F R/B
CZ-2F R/B (NORAD 26665) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 January 2001, after 12 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26665
International designator
2001-001B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
9 Jan 2001Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Jan 2001UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 20 Jan 2001
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
42.5°N to 42.5°SFinal inclination 42.5°
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 42.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 42.5°N and 42.5°S.
Life in orbit
12 daysAlso ended on 21 Jan 2001
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2001-001
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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