CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2007-0160
CZ-3A R/B
CZ-3A R/B (NORAD 26644) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 October 2007, after 6 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26644
International designator
2000-082B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
20 Dec 2000Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Oct 2007UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 9 months2,492 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
24.6°N to 24.6°SFinal inclination 24.6°
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 24.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 24.6°N and 24.6°S.
Life in orbit
6 years, 9 monthsCZ-3A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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