CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-1132
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 49126) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 May 2022, after 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49126
International designator
2021-080B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
9 Sep 2021Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
12 May 2022UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 months245 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
24.7°N to 24.7°SFinal inclination 24.7°
Mass
8,400 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 24.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 24.7°N and 24.7°S.
Life in orbit
8 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 May 2022
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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