CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2008-0009
CZ-3A R/B
CZ-3A R/B (NORAD 32274) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 January 2008, after 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
32274
International designator
2007-051B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
24 Oct 2007Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Jan 2008UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 months96 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
30.5°N to 30.5°SFinal inclination 30.5°
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 30.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 30.5°N and 30.5°S.
Life in orbit
3 monthsCZ-3A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2007-051
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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