CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2008-0611
CZ-2F R/B
CZ-2F R/B (NORAD 33387) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 October 2008, after 22 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
33387
International designator
2008-047B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
25 Sep 2008Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Oct 2008UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
22 days22 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
42.4°N to 42.4°SFinal inclination 42.4°
Mass
5,500 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 42.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 42.4°N and 42.4°S.
Life in orbit
22 daysCZ-2F R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2008-047
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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