CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2020-0141
KZ-1A R/B
KZ-1A R/B (NORAD 45604) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 July 2020 over the Indian Ocean, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45604
International designator
2020-028C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
12 May 2020Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Jul 2020Recorded time 15:15 UTC
Time in orbit
1 month57 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
Recorded positionRecorded position 46.0°S, 75.0°E at 15:15 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthKZ-1A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Jul 2020
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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