CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2020-0291
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 33415) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 October 2020 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 11 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
33415
International designator
2008-055B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
29 Oct 2008Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Oct 2020Recorded time 08:02 UTC
Time in orbit
11 years, 11 months4,379 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
23.7°N to 23.7°SFinal inclination 23.7°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 20.0°N, 161.0°W at 08:02 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 23.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 23.7°N and 23.7°S.
Life in orbit
11 years, 11 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Oct 2020
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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