CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0121
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 44979) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 April 2021 over Africa, after 1 year, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
44979
International designator
2020-002B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
7 Jan 2020Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Apr 2021Recorded time 07:27 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 2 months452 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.9°N to 26.9°SFinal inclination 26.9°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 21.0°N, 34.0°E at 07:27 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 26.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.9°N and 26.9°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 2 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 Apr 2021
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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