CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2020-0106
CZ-5B R/B
CZ-5B R/B (NORAD 45601) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 May 2020 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 6 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45601
International designator
2020-027C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
5 May 2020Wenchang
Re-entered (UTC)
11 May 2020Recorded time 15:34 UTC
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
41.0°N to 41.0°SFinal inclination 41.0°
Mass
21,600 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 20.0°N, 20.0°W at 15:34 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 41.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 41.0°N and 41.0°S.
Life in orbit
6 daysFrom the same launch
2020-027
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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