CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2020-0183
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 39482) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 August 2020 over the western Pacific Ocean, after 6 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
39482
International designator
2013-075B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
20 Dec 2013Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Aug 2020Recorded time 03:05 UTC
Time in orbit
6 years, 8 months2,446 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
23.9°N to 23.9°SFinal inclination 23.9°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 17.0°N, 122.0°E at 03:05 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 23.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 23.9°N and 23.9°S.
Life in orbit
6 years, 8 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 31 Aug 2020
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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