CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2009-0209
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 31396) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 August 2009, after 2 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
31396
International designator
2007-018B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
13 May 2007Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Aug 2009UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 3 months826 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
24.8°N to 24.8°SFinal inclination 24.8°
Mass
8,400 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 24.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 24.8°N and 24.8°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 3 monthsCZ-3B 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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