CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2016-0019
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 40983) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 January 2016, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40983
International designator
2015-059B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
16 Oct 2015Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Jan 2016UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months91 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.7°N to 26.7°SFinal inclination 26.7°
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 26.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.7°N and 26.7°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 15 Jan 2016
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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