CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0414
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 49063) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 November 2021 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49063
International designator
2021-071B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
5 Aug 2021Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Nov 2021Recorded time 05:54 UTC
Time in orbit
3 months109 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
27.0°N to 27.0°SFinal inclination 27.0°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 8.0°S, 172.0°E at 05:54 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 27.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 27.0°N and 27.0°S.
Life in orbit
3 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Nov 2021
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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