CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0361
KZ-1A R/B
KZ-1A R/B (NORAD 49257) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 October 2021 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 14 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49257
International designator
2021-086B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
27 Sep 2021Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Oct 2021Recorded time 14:23 UTC
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
Mass
50 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 10.0°N, 23.0°W at 14:23 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.
Life in orbit
14 daysAlso ended on 11 Oct 2021
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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