CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2015-0105
CZ-4B R/B
CZ-4B R/B (NORAD 40363) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 February 2015 over North America, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40363
International designator
2014-088B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
27 Dec 2014Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Feb 2015Recorded time 05:54 UTC
Time in orbit
1 month59 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
1,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 42.0°N, 112.0°W at 05:54 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthCZ-4B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Feb 2015
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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