CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1054
CZ-2D R/B
CZ-2D R/B (NORAD 53945) came down while still attached to its host on 13 May 2023 over the Indian Ocean, after 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
53945
International designator
2022-120C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
26 Sep 2022Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
13 May 2023Recorded time 02:43 UTC
Time in orbit
7 months229 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
35.0°N to 35.0°SFinal inclination 35.0°
Mass
100 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 33.0°S, 131.0°E at 02:43 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 35.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.0°N and 35.0°S.
Life in orbit
7 monthsCZ-2D R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 13 May 2023
1 entryFrom the same launch
2022-120
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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