CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-2189
KZ-1A R/B
KZ-1A R/B (NORAD 53759) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 November 2022 over Africa, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
53759
International designator
2022-108C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
6 Sep 2022Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Nov 2022Recorded time 02:24 UTC
Time in orbit
1 month60 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.5°N to 53.5°SFinal inclination 53.5°
Mass
50 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 7.0°N, 36.0°E at 02:24 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.5°N and 53.5°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthKZ-1A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Nov 2022
16 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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