CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2018-0162
CZ-4B R/B
CZ-4B R/B (NORAD 42762) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 August 2018, after 1 year, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
42762
International designator
2017-034E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
15 Jun 2017Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Aug 2018UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 2 months436 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.1°N to 43.1°SFinal inclination 43.1°
Mass
1,000 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 43.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.1°N and 43.1°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 2 monthsCZ-4B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2017-034
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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