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Entry no.
2013-0032

CZ-2D R/B

CZ-2D R/B (NORAD 33435) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 January 2013, after 4 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
33435
International designator
2008-056C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
5 Nov 2008Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Jan 2013UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 2 months1,546 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.1°N to 82.1°SFinal inclination 97.9°
Mass
4,006 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.1°N and 82.1°S.

Life in orbit

4 years, 2 months

CZ-2D R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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