CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2002-0189
CZ-2F R/B
CZ-2F R/B (NORAD 27398) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 April 2002, after 9 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
27398
International designator
2002-014B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
25 Mar 2002Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Apr 2002UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 2 Apr 2002
Time in orbit
9 days9 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
42.4°N to 42.4°SFinal inclination 42.4°
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 42.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 42.4°N and 42.4°S.
Life in orbit
9 daysFrom the same launch
2002-014
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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