CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2006-0230
CZ-3A R/B
CZ-3A R/B (NORAD 29641) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 December 2006, after 1 day in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
29641
International designator
2006-053B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
8 Dec 2006Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Dec 2006UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 day1 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
2.6°N to 2.6°SFinal inclination 2.6°
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 2.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 2.6°N and 2.6°S.
Life in orbit
1 day
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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