CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0759
CZ-2D R/B
CZ-2D R/B (NORAD 49392) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 April 2023 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49392
International designator
2021-101C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
6 Nov 2021Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Apr 2023Recorded time 03:50 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 5 months517 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
35.0°N to 35.0°SFinal inclination 35.0°
Mass
4,006 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 34.0°N, 161.0°W at 03:50 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 35.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.0°N and 35.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 5 monthsCZ-2D R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Apr 2023
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-101
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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