CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2017-0116
KZ-1A R/B
KZ-1A R/B (NORAD 41916) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 July 2017, after 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
41916
International designator
2017-002D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
9 Jan 2017Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Jul 2017UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months189 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
Mass
50 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 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.
Life in orbit
6 monthsKZ-1A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2017-002
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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