CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2006-0270
CZ-3A R/B
CZ-3A R/B (NORAD 24799) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 December 2006, after 9 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
24799
International designator
1997-021B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
11 May 1997Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Dec 2006UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 years, 7 months3,514 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.8°N to 28.8°SFinal inclination 28.8°
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 28.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.8°N and 28.8°S.
Life in orbit
9 years, 7 monthsCZ-3A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Dec 2006
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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