CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-1810
CZ-4B R/B
CZ-4B R/B (NORAD 49073) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 September 2022, after 1 year in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49073
International designator
2021-074C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
18 Aug 2021Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Sep 2022UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year381 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
1,000 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
1 yearCZ-4B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 Sep 2022
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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