CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-1079
CZ-5 R/B
CZ-5 R/B (NORAD 44911) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 May 2022, after 2 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
44911
International designator
2019-097B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
27 Dec 2019Wenchang
Re-entered (UTC)
4 May 2022UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 2 May 2022
Time in orbit
2 years, 4 months859 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
13.2°N to 13.2°SFinal inclination 13.2°
Mass
5,100 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 13.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 13.2°N and 13.2°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 4 monthsCZ-5 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 May 2022
10 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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