CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-2372
CZ-2F R/B
CZ-2F R/B (NORAD 54380) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 December 2022 over the Indian Ocean, after 12 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
54380
International designator
2022-162B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
29 Nov 2022Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Dec 2022Recorded time 20:02 UTC
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
41.5°N to 41.5°SFinal inclination 41.5°
Mass
5,500 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 21.0°S, 36.0°E at 20:02 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 41.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 41.5°N and 41.5°S.
Life in orbit
12 daysAlso ended on 11 Dec 2022
1 entryFrom the same launch
2022-162
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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