CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-2299
CZ-7A R/B
CZ-7A R/B (NORAD 47852) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 November 2022 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 1 year, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47852
International designator
2021-019B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
11 Mar 2021Wenchang
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Nov 2022UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 22 Nov 2022
Time in orbit
1 year, 8 months622 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
19.5°N to 19.5°SFinal inclination 19.5°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 11.0°N, 40.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 19.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 19.5°N and 19.5°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 8 monthsCZ-7A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 23 Nov 2022
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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