CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0001
CZ-4B R/B
CZ-4B R/B (NORAD 46397) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 January 2021 over Asia, after 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46397
International designator
2020-064B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
7 Sep 2020Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Jan 2021Recorded time 09:13 UTC
Time in orbit
3 months116 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.8°N to 82.8°SFinal inclination 97.2°
Mass
1,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 80.0°N, 100.0°E at 09:13 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.8°N and 82.8°S.
Life in orbit
3 monthsCZ-4B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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