CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0238
CZ-2F R/B
CZ-2F R/B (NORAD 48853) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 July 2021 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 16 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48853
International designator
2021-053B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
17 Jun 2021Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Jul 2021Recorded time 16:47 UTC
Time in orbit
16 days16 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
41.4°N to 41.4°SFinal inclination 41.4°
Mass
5,500 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 3.0°N, 177.0°E at 16:47 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 41.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 41.4°N and 41.4°S.
Life in orbit
16 daysFrom the same launch
2021-053
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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