CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-1044
CZ-4B R/B
CZ-4B R/B (NORAD 49964) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 April 2022, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49964
International designator
2021-122D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
10 Dec 2021Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Apr 2022UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 29 Apr 2022
Time in orbit
4 months141 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.8°N to 82.8°SFinal inclination 97.2°
Mass
1,000 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 97.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.8°N and 82.8°S.
Life in orbit
4 monthsCZ-4B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Apr 2022
16 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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