CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1302
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 54879) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 June 2023, after 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
54879
International designator
2022-178B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
29 Dec 2022Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Jun 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months183 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.2°N to 51.2°SFinal inclination 51.2°
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 51.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.2°N and 51.2°S.
Life in orbit
6 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Jun 2023
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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