CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0406
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 49116) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 November 2021, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49116
International designator
2021-077B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
24 Aug 2021Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Nov 2021UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months81 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.4°N to 28.4°SFinal inclination 28.4°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 28.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.4°N and 28.4°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 13 Nov 2021
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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