CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2017-0128
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 38253) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 August 2017, after 5 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
38253
International designator
2012-018D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
29 Apr 2012Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Aug 2017UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 3 months1,937 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
54.7°N to 54.7°SFinal inclination 54.7°
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 54.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 54.7°N and 54.7°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 3 monthsCZ-3B 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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