CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2012-0437
CZ-3C R/B
CZ-3C R/B (NORAD 38092) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 November 2012, after 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
38092
International designator
2012-008B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
24 Feb 2012Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Nov 2012UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 months275 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
20.8°N to 20.8°SFinal inclination 20.8°
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 20.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 20.8°N and 20.8°S.
Life in orbit
9 monthsCZ-3C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Nov 2012
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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