CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1753
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 53101) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 October 2023 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 1 year, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
53101
International designator
2022-078B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
12 Jul 2022Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Oct 2023Recorded time 16:29 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 3 months465 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
27.1°N to 27.1°SFinal inclination 27.1°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 17.0°N, 62.0°W at 16:29 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 27.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 27.1°N and 27.1°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 3 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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