CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0308
CZ-4B R/B
CZ-4B R/B (NORAD 45942) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 September 2021 over the Indian Ocean, after 1 year, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45942
International designator
2020-051D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
25 Jul 2020Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Sep 2021Recorded time 20:50 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 1 month411 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
1,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 15.0°S, 73.0°E at 20:50 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 1 monthCZ-4B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2020-051
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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