CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2020-0051
KZ-1A R/B
KZ-1A R/B (NORAD 44837) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 March 2020, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
44837
International designator
2019-086B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
7 Dec 2019Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Mar 2020UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months88 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
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 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsKZ-1A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 Mar 2020
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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