CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2012-0240
CZ-3A R/B
CZ-3A R/B (NORAD 37949) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 July 2012, after 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
37949
International designator
2011-073B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
1 Dec 2011Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Jul 2012UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months219 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
54.5°N to 54.5°SFinal inclination 54.5°
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 54.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 54.5°N and 54.5°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 7 Jul 2012
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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