CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2013-0205
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 38108) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 June 2013, after 1 year, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
38108
International designator
2012-013B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
31 Mar 2012Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Jun 2013UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 2 months447 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.4°N to 26.4°SFinal inclination 26.4°
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 26.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.4°N and 26.4°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 2 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 Jun 2013
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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