CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-1638
CZ-5B R/B
CZ-5B R/B (NORAD 53240) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 July 2022 over Asia, after 6 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
53240
International designator
2022-085B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
24 Jul 2022Wenchang
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Jul 2022Recorded time 16:51 UTC
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
41.5°N to 41.5°SFinal inclination 41.5°
Mass
21,600 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 3.0°N, 113.0°E at 16:51 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 41.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 41.5°N and 41.5°S.
Life in orbit
6 daysAlso ended on 30 Jul 2022
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-085
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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