CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2008-0548
CZ-3A R/B
CZ-3A R/B (NORAD 27814) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 September 2008, after 5 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
27814
International designator
2003-021B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
24 May 2003Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Sep 2008UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 4 months1,951 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
25.1°N to 25.1°SFinal inclination 25.1°
Mass
7,050 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 25.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 25.1°N and 25.1°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 4 monthsCZ-3A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Sep 2008
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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