CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2014-0021
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 33052) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 January 2014, after 5 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
33052
International designator
2008-028B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
9 Jun 2008Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Jan 2014Recorded time 23:08 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 7 months2,047 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
23.7°N to 23.7°SFinal inclination 23.7°
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 23.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 23.7°N and 23.7°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 7 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Jan 2014
3 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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