CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-1680
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 48809) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 August 2022 over Asia, after 1 year, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48809
International designator
2021-047B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
2 Jun 2021Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Aug 2022Recorded time 07:49 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 2 months433 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.7°N to 28.7°SFinal inclination 28.7°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 21.0°N, 107.0°E at 07:49 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 28.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.7°N and 28.7°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 2 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 9 Aug 2022
4 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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