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Entry no.
2019-0279

CZ-3B R/B

CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 44338) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 October 2019, after 3 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
44338
International designator
2019-035B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
24 Jun 2019Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Oct 2019UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 months120 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.5°N to 28.5°SFinal inclination 28.5°
Mass
8,400 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 28.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.5°N and 28.5°S.

Life in orbit

3 months

CZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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