CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0172
CZ-5B R/B
CZ-5B R/B (NORAD 48275) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 May 2021 over the Indian Ocean, after 10 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48275
International designator
2021-035B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
29 Apr 2021Wenchang
Re-entered (UTC)
9 May 2021Recorded time 02:14 UTC
Time in orbit
10 days10 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
41.5°N to 41.5°SFinal inclination 41.5°
Mass
21,600 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 2.7°N, 72.5°E at 02:14 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 41.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 41.5°N and 41.5°S.
Life in orbit
10 daysFrom the same launch
2021-035
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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