CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0212
CZ-7 R/B
CZ-7 R/B (NORAD 48804) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 June 2021 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 17 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48804
International designator
2021-046B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
29 May 2021Wenchang
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Jun 2021Recorded time 08:43 UTC
Time in orbit
17 days17 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
41.5°N to 41.5°SFinal inclination 41.5°
Mass
6,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 24.0°S, 140.0°W at 08:43 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 41.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 41.5°N and 41.5°S.
Life in orbit
17 daysCZ-7 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 15 Jun 2021
1 entryFrom the same launch
2021-046
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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