CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2016-0114
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 41104) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 May 2016 over Africa, after 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
41104
International designator
2015-073B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
9 Dec 2015Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
14 May 2016UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 months157 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.6°N to 26.6°SFinal inclination 26.6°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 26.0°N, 9.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 26.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.6°N and 26.6°S.
Life in orbit
5 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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