CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2003-0183
CZ-2F R/B
CZ-2F R/B (NORAD 28044) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 October 2003, after 10 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
28044
International designator
2003-045B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
15 Oct 2003Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Oct 2003UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
10 days10 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
10 daysAlso ended on 25 Oct 2003
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2003-045
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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