CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2001-0096
CZ-3A R/B
CZ-3A R/B (NORAD 26059) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 March 2001, after 1 year, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26059
International designator
2000-003B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
25 Jan 2000Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Mar 2001UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 23 Mar 2001
Time in orbit
1 year, 1 month424 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
24.6°N to 24.6°SFinal inclination 24.6°
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 24.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 24.6°N and 24.6°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 1 monthCZ-3A 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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