CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1029
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 49506) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 May 2023, after 1 year, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49506
International designator
2021-114B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
26 Nov 2021Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
10 May 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 5 months530 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.5°N to 26.5°SFinal inclination 26.5°
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 26.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.5°N and 26.5°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 5 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 10 May 2023
3 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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