CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0202
CZ-6 R/B
CZ-6 R/B (NORAD 40913) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 February 2023, after 7 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40913
International designator
2015-049Q
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
19 Sep 2015Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Feb 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 years, 4 months2,693 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.9°N to 82.9°SFinal inclination 97.1°
Mass
1,000 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.9°N and 82.9°S.
Life in orbit
7 years, 4 monthsCZ-6 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Feb 2023
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2015-049
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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