CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2018-0209
CZ-4B R/B
CZ-4B R/B (NORAD 43586) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 November 2018 over the Southern Ocean, after 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43586
International designator
2018-063B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
31 Jul 2018Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Nov 2018Recorded time 16:12 UTC
Time in orbit
3 months96 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
1,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 63.0°S, 114.0°E at 16:12 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
3 monthsCZ-4B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 Nov 2018
3 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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