CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2017-0093
CZ-4B R/B
CZ-4B R/B (NORAD 40120) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 May 2017 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 2 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40120
International designator
2014-049C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
19 Aug 2014Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
27 May 2017Recorded time 23:17 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 9 months1,012 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
1,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 16.0°N, 34.0°W at 23:17 UTC. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
2 years, 9 monthsCZ-4B 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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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.