CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2012-0084
CZ-3A R/B
CZ-3A R/B (NORAD 37764) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 March 2012, after 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
37764
International designator
2011-038B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
26 Jul 2011Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Mar 2012UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months221 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
54.3°N to 54.3°SFinal inclination 54.3°
Mass
7,050 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 54.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 54.3°N and 54.3°S.
Life in orbit
7 monthsCZ-3A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 Mar 2012
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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