CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2001-0058
CZ-3 R/B
CZ-3 R/B (NORAD 26600) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 February 2001, after 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26600
International designator
2000-069B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
30 Oct 2000Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Feb 2001UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 months112 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
24.8°N to 24.8°SFinal inclination 24.8°
Mass
7,000 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 24.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 24.8°N and 24.8°S.
Life in orbit
3 monthsCZ-3 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 19 Feb 2001
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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