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Entry no.
2021-0058

CZ-11 R/B

CZ-11 R/B (NORAD 46463) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 February 2021 over the Indian Ocean, after 5 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
46463
International designator
2020-065K
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
15 Sep 2020Yellow Sea (sea launch)
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Feb 2021Recorded time 17:14 UTC
Time in orbit
5 months159 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
500 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 10.0°S, 77.0°E at 17:14 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.

Life in orbit

5 months

CZ-11 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

From the same launch

2020-065
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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