CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2016-0148
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 41239) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 July 2016, after 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
41239
International designator
2016-001B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
15 Jan 2016Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Jul 2016UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 months171 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.0°N to 26.0°SFinal inclination 26.0°
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 26.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.0°N and 26.0°S.
Life in orbit
5 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 Jul 2016
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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