CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-2174
CZ-5B R/B
CZ-5B R/B (NORAD 54217) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 November 2022 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 4 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
54217
International designator
2022-143B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
31 Oct 2022Wenchang
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Nov 2022Recorded time 10:01 UTC
Time in orbit
4 days4 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 2.0°S, 114.0°W at 10:01 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 41.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 41.5°N and 41.5°S.
Life in orbit
4 days
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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