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Entry no.
2023-1495

CZ-3B R/B

CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 43624) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 August 2023 over Asia, after 4 years, 10 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
43624
International designator
2018-072C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
19 Sep 2018Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Aug 2023Recorded time 06:35 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 10 months1,794 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
54.6°N to 54.6°SFinal inclination 54.6°
Mass
8,400 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 28.0°N, 76.0°E at 06:35 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 54.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 54.6°N and 54.6°S.

Life in orbit

4 years, 10 months

CZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 18 Aug 2023

7 entries
2023-1494SWAYAM2023-1492FENGYUN 1C DEB2023-1493IRIDIUM 33 DEB2023-1496CZ-2D DEB2023-1497FREGAT DEB2023-1498COSMOS 1408 DEB2023-1499CZ-6A DEB
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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