CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-1276
CZ-3C R/B
CZ-3C R/B (NORAD 49012) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 May 2022 over the Indian Ocean, after 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49012
International designator
2021-063B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
6 Jul 2021Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
30 May 2022UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 29 May 2022
Time in orbit
10 months328 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
18.1°N to 18.1°SFinal inclination 18.1°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 17.0°S, 114.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 18.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 18.1°N and 18.1°S.
Life in orbit
10 monthsCZ-3C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 May 2022
4 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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