CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2015-0284
CZ-2D R/B
CZ-2D R/B (NORAD 40138) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 June 2015 over the western Pacific Ocean, after 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40138
International designator
2014-051C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
4 Sep 2014Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Jun 2015UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 13 Jun 2015
Time in orbit
9 months283 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
Recorded positionRecorded position 7.0°N, 131.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.1°N and 82.1°S.
Life in orbit
9 monthsCZ-2D R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Jun 2015
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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