CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0123
CZ-2C R/B
CZ-2C R/B (NORAD 40306) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 January 2023 over Africa, after 8 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40306
International designator
2014-071B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
14 Nov 2014Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Jan 2023Recorded time 15:12 UTC
Time in orbit
8 years, 2 months2,990 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
4,006 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 31.0°N, 23.0°E at 15:12 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
8 years, 2 monthsCZ-2C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 Jan 2023
7 entriesFrom the same launch
2014-071
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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