CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1634
CERES-1 R/B
CERES-1 R/B (NORAD 57796) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 September 2023 over the Indian Ocean, after 20 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
57796
International designator
2023-135E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
5 Sep 2023Yellow Sea (sea launch)
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Sep 2023Recorded time 06:01 UTC
Time in orbit
20 days20 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
49.9°N to 49.9°SFinal inclination 49.9°
Mass
150 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 9.0°S, 93.0°E at 06:01 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 49.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 49.9°N and 49.9°S.
Life in orbit
20 daysCERES-1 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Sep 2023
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2023-1634
© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.