CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0280
KZ-1A R/B
KZ-1A R/B (NORAD 43637) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 August 2021 , after 2 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43637
International designator
2018-075B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
29 Sep 2018Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Aug 2021Recorded time 02:54 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 10 months1,052 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.8°N to 81.8°SFinal inclination 98.2°
Mass
50 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 82.0°N, 18.0°W at 02:54 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 98.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.8°N and 81.8°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 10 monthsKZ-1A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Aug 2021
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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