CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1263
CZ-2D R/B
CZ-2D R/B (NORAD 43101) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 June 2023 over Europe, after 5 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43101
International designator
2018-002C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
9 Jan 2018Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Jun 2023Recorded time 22:04 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 5 months1,990 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
4,006 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 53.0°N, 16.0°E at 22:04 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 5 monthsCZ-2D R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Jun 2023
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2018-002
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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