CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-0156
CZ-4B R/B
CZ-4B R/B (NORAD 49493) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 January 2022 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49493
International designator
2021-107B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
20 Nov 2021Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Jan 2022Recorded time 11:42 UTC
Time in orbit
2 months67 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
1,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 49.0°N, 25.0°W at 11:42 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsCZ-4B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 Jan 2022
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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