CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2010-0100
CZ-3A R/B
CZ-3A R/B (NORAD 28083) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 April 2010, after 6 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
28083
International designator
2003-052B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
14 Nov 2003Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Apr 2010UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 4 months2,341 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
24.6°N to 24.6°SFinal inclination 24.6°
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 24.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 24.6°N and 24.6°S.
Life in orbit
6 years, 4 monthsCZ-3A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Apr 2010
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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