CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0477
CZ-2D R/B
CZ-2D R/B (NORAD 52910) came down while still attached to its host on 8 March 2023 over North America, after 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
52910
International designator
2022-068D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
23 Jun 2022Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Mar 2023Recorded time 03:33 UTC
Time in orbit
8 months258 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
34.9°N to 34.9°SFinal inclination 34.9°
Mass
100 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 30.0°N, 103.6°W at 03:33 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 34.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 34.9°N and 34.9°S.
Life in orbit
8 monthsCZ-2D R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Mar 2023
1 entryFrom the same launch
2022-068
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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