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Entry no.
2021-0506
OBJECT B
OBJECT B (NORAD 49009) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 December 2021, after 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49009
International designator
2021-062B
Object type
Unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
4 Jul 2021Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Dec 2021UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 months171 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 98.7°
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 98.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.3°N and 81.3°S.
Life in orbit
5 monthsOBJECT B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Dec 2021
4 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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