CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2012-0053
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 37805) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 February 2012, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
37805
International designator
2011-047B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
17 Sep 2011Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Feb 2012UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 months143 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.0°N to 26.0°SFinal inclination 26.0°
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 26.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.0°N and 26.0°S.
Life in orbit
4 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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