CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-1706
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 49259) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 August 2022 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49259
International designator
2021-087B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
27 Sep 2021Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Aug 2022Recorded time 05:31 UTC
Time in orbit
10 months321 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.1°N to 51.1°SFinal inclination 51.1°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 25.0°S, 110.0°W at 05:31 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.1°N and 51.1°S.
Life in orbit
10 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Aug 2022
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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