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Entry no.
2006-0169

CZ-3A R/B

CZ-3A R/B (NORAD 29399) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 November 2006, after 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
29399
International designator
2006-038B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
12 Sep 2006Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Nov 2006UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month57 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
25.1°N to 25.1°SFinal inclination 25.1°
Mass
7,000 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 25.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 25.1°N and 25.1°S.

Life in orbit

1 month

CZ-3A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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