CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2015-0482
CZ-4B R/B
CZ-4B R/B (NORAD 41027) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 December 2015 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
41027
International designator
2015-064B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
8 Nov 2015Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Dec 2015Recorded time 10:28 UTC
Time in orbit
1 month48 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 21.0°N, 120.0°W at 10:28 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 26 Dec 2015
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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