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Entry no.
2009-0219

CZ-3B R/B

CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 35813) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 September 2009, after 2 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
35813
International designator
2009-046B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
31 Aug 2009Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Sep 2009UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
22.3°N to 22.3°SFinal inclination 22.3°
Mass
8,400 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 22.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 22.3°N and 22.3°S.

Life in orbit

2 days
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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