CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2012-0476
CZ-2D R/B
CZ-2D R/B (NORAD 39031) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 December 2012, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
39031
International designator
2012-073B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
18 Dec 2012Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Dec 2012UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
83.5°N to 83.5°SFinal inclination 96.5°
Mass
4,006 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 96.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.5°N and 83.5°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysAlso ended on 31 Dec 2012
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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