CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2017-0054
KT-2A R/B
KT-2A R/B (NORAD 42062) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 April 2017, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
42062
International designator
2017-012B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
2 Mar 2017Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Apr 2017UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month37 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
83.3°N to 83.3°SFinal inclination 96.7°
Mass
100 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 96.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.3°N and 83.3°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthKT-2A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2017-012
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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