CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2020-0225
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 44545) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 September 2020 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 1 year in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
44545
International designator
2019-061D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
22 Sep 2019Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Sep 2020Recorded time 01:31 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year366 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
54.8°N to 54.8°SFinal inclination 54.8°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 53.0°S, 144.0°W at 01:31 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 54.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 54.8°N and 54.8°S.
Life in orbit
1 yearCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Sep 2020
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2020-0225
© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.
Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2020-0225
© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.