CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2016-0058
CZ-4C R/B
CZ-4C R/B (NORAD 36835) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 March 2016 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 5 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
36835
International designator
2010-038B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
9 Aug 2010Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Mar 2016UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 7 months2,039 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
1,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 40.0°N, 50.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 7 monthsCZ-4C 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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