CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2005-0177
CZ-3A R/B
CZ-3A R/B (NORAD 28452) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 October 2005, after 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
28452
International designator
2004-042B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
19 Oct 2004Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Oct 2005UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 months363 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.9°N to 26.9°SFinal inclination 26.9°
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 26.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.9°N and 26.9°S.
Life in orbit
11 monthsCZ-3A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 17 Oct 2005
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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