CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2013-0180
CZ-2C R/B
CZ-2C R/B (NORAD 38862) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 June 2013, after 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
38862
International designator
2012-056C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
14 Oct 2012Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Jun 2013UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months234 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 allowedExact 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
7 monthsCZ-2C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Jun 2013
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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