CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2019-0050
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 43684) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 March 2019 over the western Pacific Ocean, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43684
International designator
2018-085B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
1 Nov 2018Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Mar 2019Recorded time 18:10 UTC
Time in orbit
4 months129 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
27.9°N to 27.9°SFinal inclination 27.9°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 11.0°N, 103.0°E at 18:10 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 27.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 27.9°N and 27.9°S.
Life in orbit
4 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 10 Mar 2019
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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