CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2016-0084
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 40939) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 April 2016, after 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40939
International designator
2015-053B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
29 Sep 2015Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Apr 2016UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months192 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
54.0°N to 54.0°SFinal inclination 54.0°
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 54.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 54.0°N and 54.0°S.
Life in orbit
6 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Apr 2016
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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