CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0245
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 43451) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 July 2021 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43451
International designator
2018-041B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
3 May 2018Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Jul 2021Recorded time 12:22 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 2 months1,161 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.5°N to 26.5°SFinal inclination 26.5°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 25.0°N, 166.0°E at 12:22 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 26.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.5°N and 26.5°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 7 Jul 2021
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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