CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2012-0231
CZ-2F R/B
CZ-2F R/B (NORAD 38462) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 June 2012, after 12 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
38462
International designator
2012-032B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
16 Jun 2012Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Jun 2012UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
42.8°N to 42.8°SFinal inclination 42.8°
Mass
5,500 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 42.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 42.8°N and 42.8°S.
Life in orbit
12 daysFrom the same launch
2012-032
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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