CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2012-0433
CZ-3C R/B
CZ-3C R/B (NORAD 38731) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 November 2012, after 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
38731
International designator
2012-040B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
25 Jul 2012Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Nov 2012UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 months120 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
17.9°N to 17.9°SFinal inclination 17.9°
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 17.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 17.9°N and 17.9°S.
Life in orbit
3 monthsCZ-3C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Nov 2012
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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