CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0650
CZ-4B R/B
CZ-4B R/B (NORAD 29093) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 March 2023 over Africa, after 16 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
29093
International designator
2006-015B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
26 Apr 2006Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Mar 2023UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 26 Mar 2023
Time in orbit
16 years, 11 months6,179 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
Mass
1,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 29.0°N, 4.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.
Life in orbit
16 years, 11 monthsCZ-4B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 27 Mar 2023
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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