CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0972
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 47232) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 May 2023, after 2 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47232
International designator
2020-092B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
6 Dec 2020Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
2 May 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 4 months877 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
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 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 4 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 May 2023
12 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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