CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2016-0026
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 40893) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 January 2016 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40893
International designator
2015-046B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
12 Sep 2015Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Jan 2016Recorded time 12:01 UTC
Time in orbit
4 months140 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.5°N to 26.5°SFinal inclination 26.5°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 22.0°N, 148.0°W at 12:01 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 26.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.5°N and 26.5°S.
Life in orbit
4 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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