CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2005-0185
CZ-2F R/B
CZ-2F R/B (NORAD 28880) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 October 2005, after 14 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
28880
International designator
2005-040B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
12 Oct 2005Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Oct 2005UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 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
14 daysAlso ended on 26 Oct 2005
1 entryFrom the same launch
2005-040
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2005-0185
© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.
Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2005-0185
© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.