CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2016-0138
CZ-2C R/B
CZ-2C R/B (NORAD 39000) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 June 2016 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
39000
International designator
2012-064D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
18 Nov 2012Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Jun 2016Recorded time 19:04 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 7 months1,317 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.8°N to 82.8°SFinal inclination 97.2°
Mass
4,006 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 33.0°N, 151.0°W at 19:04 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.8°N and 82.8°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 7 monthsCZ-2C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 27 Jun 2016
1 entryFrom the same launch
2012-064
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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