CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1123
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 44494) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 May 2023, after 3 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
44494
International designator
2019-053B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
19 Aug 2019Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
27 May 2023UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 26 May 2023
Time in orbit
3 years, 9 months1,377 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.4°N to 28.4°SFinal inclination 28.4°
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 28.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.4°N and 28.4°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 9 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 27 May 2023
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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