CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2017-0118
CZ-3A R/B
CZ-3A R/B (NORAD 31116) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 July 2017, after 10 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
31116
International designator
2007-011B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
13 Apr 2007Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Jul 2017UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
10 years, 3 months3,749 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
54.8°N to 54.8°SFinal inclination 54.8°
Mass
7,050 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 54.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 54.8°N and 54.8°S.
Life in orbit
10 years, 3 monthsCZ-3A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 18 Jul 2017
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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