CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0068
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 46917) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 February 2021 over Africa, after 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46917
International designator
2020-082B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
12 Nov 2020Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Feb 2021Recorded time 00:14 UTC
Time in orbit
3 months108 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.1°N to 28.1°SFinal inclination 28.1°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 4.0°S, 21.0°E at 00:14 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 28.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.1°N and 28.1°S.
Life in orbit
3 monthsCZ-3B 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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