CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0167
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 43209) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 May 2021 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43209
International designator
2018-018C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
12 Feb 2018Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
3 May 2021Recorded time 23:37 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 2 months1,176 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
54.7°N to 54.7°SFinal inclination 54.7°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 2.0°N, 179.0°E at 23:37 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 54.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 54.7°N and 54.7°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 2 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 May 2021
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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