CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0046
CZ-3A R/B
CZ-3A R/B (NORAD 37235) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 February 2021 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 10 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
37235
International designator
2010-064B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
24 Nov 2010Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Feb 2021UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 13 Feb 2021
Time in orbit
10 years, 2 months3,735 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
24.1°N to 24.1°SFinal inclination 24.1°
Mass
7,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 19.0°N, 49.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 24.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 24.1°N and 24.1°S.
Life in orbit
10 years, 2 monthsCZ-3A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Feb 2021
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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