CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0065
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 44710) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 February 2021 over Australia, after 1 year, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
44710
International designator
2019-073B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
4 Nov 2019Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Feb 2021Recorded time 12:32 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 3 months479 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
27.9°N to 27.9°SFinal inclination 27.9°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 27.0°S, 137.0°E at 12:32 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 27.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 27.9°N and 27.9°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 3 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Feb 2021
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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