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Entry no.
2023-0496
CZ-2D R/B
CZ-2D R/B (NORAD 53317) came down while still attached to its host on 11 March 2023 over Asia, after 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
53317
International designator
2022-088B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
29 Jul 2022Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Mar 2023Recorded time 18:08 UTC
Time in orbit
7 months225 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
35.0°N to 35.0°SFinal inclination 35.0°
Mass
100 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 28.0°N, 82.0°E at 18:08 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 35.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.0°N and 35.0°S.
Life in orbit
7 monthsCZ-2D R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 11 Mar 2023
20 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-088
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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