CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
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Entry no.
2022-1251

CZ-7 R/B

CZ-7 R/B (NORAD 52512) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 May 2022 over Africa, after 16 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
52512
International designator
2022-050D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
9 May 2022Wenchang
Re-entered (UTC)
25 May 2022Recorded time 09:28 UTC
Time in orbit
16 days16 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
41.5°N to 41.5°SFinal inclination 41.5°
Mass
6,000 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 10.0°N, 32.0°E at 09:28 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 41.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 41.5°N and 41.5°S.

Life in orbit

16 days

Also ended on 25 May 2022

5 entries
2022-1246FENGYUN 1C DEB2022-1247COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1248COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1249COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1250COSMOS 1408 DEB

From the same launch

2022-050
2022-1176OBJECT C2022-1279OBJECT B2022-2233TIANZHOU 42023-0302Zhixing 3A
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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