CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1259
CZ-2C R/B
CZ-2C R/B (NORAD 52323) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 June 2023, after 1 year, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
52323
International designator
2022-043D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
29 Apr 2022Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Jun 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 1 month417 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
Mass
3,800 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 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 1 monthCZ-2C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 20 Jun 2023
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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