CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2012-0090
CZ-4B R/B
CZ-4B R/B (NORAD 38048) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 March 2012, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
38048
International designator
2012-001C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
9 Jan 2012Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Mar 2012UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month58 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
1,000 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 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthCZ-4B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Mar 2012
1 entryFrom the same launch
2012-001
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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