CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2019-0315
CZ-3A R/B
CZ-3A R/B (NORAD 43540) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 December 2019, after 1 year, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43540
International designator
2018-057B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
9 Jul 2018Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Dec 2019UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 4 months513 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
54.9°N to 54.9°SFinal inclination 54.9°
Mass
7,050 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 54.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 54.9°N and 54.9°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 4 monthsCZ-3A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 Dec 2019
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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