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Entry no.
2022-2241

CZ-7 R/B

CZ-7 R/B (NORAD 54240) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 November 2022 over the Indian Ocean, after 3 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
54240
International designator
2022-152D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
12 Nov 2022Wenchang
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Nov 2022Recorded time 09:49 UTC
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
41.5°N to 41.5°SFinal inclination 41.5°
Mass
6,000 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 33.0°S, 40.0°E at 09:49 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 41.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 41.5°N and 41.5°S.

Life in orbit

3 days

Also ended on 15 Nov 2022

2 entries
2022-2239STARLINK-41612022-2240STARLINK-4744

From the same launch

2022-152
2022-2235OBJECT B2022-2236OBJECT C2022-2237OBJECT E2022-2238OBJECT F2023-0552XW-4 (CAS-10)2023-1588TIANZHOU 5
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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