CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0562
CZ-8 R/B
CZ-8 R/B (NORAD 47301) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 March 2023, after 2 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47301
International designator
2020-102F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
22 Dec 2020Wenchang
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Mar 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 2 months814 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
8,400 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 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 2 monthsCZ-8 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Mar 2023
8 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-102
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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