CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2015-0450
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 37151) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 December 2015 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 5 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
37151
International designator
2010-042B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
4 Sep 2010Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Dec 2015Recorded time 14:33 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 3 months1,917 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
24.7°N to 24.7°SFinal inclination 24.7°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 14.0°S, 32.0°W at 14:33 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 24.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 24.7°N and 24.7°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 3 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 Dec 2015
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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