CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2020-0016
KZ-1A R/B
KZ-1A R/B (NORAD 45025) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 January 2020, after 2 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45025
International designator
2020-004B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
16 Jan 2020Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Jan 2020UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
86.4°N to 86.4°SFinal inclination 86.4°
Mass
50 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 86.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 86.4°N and 86.4°S.
Life in orbit
2 daysAlso ended on 18 Jan 2020
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2020-0016
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