CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2013-0116
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 39018) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 April 2013, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
39018
International designator
2012-067B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
27 Nov 2012Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Apr 2013UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 months146 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.1°N to 26.1°SFinal inclination 26.1°
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 26.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.1°N and 26.1°S.
Life in orbit
4 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Apr 2013
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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