CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1799
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 57625) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 October 2023 over Africa, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
57625
International designator
2023-120B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
12 Aug 2023Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Oct 2023Recorded time 03:16 UTC
Time in orbit
2 months79 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.4°N to 28.4°SFinal inclination 28.4°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 26.0°S, 17.0°E at 03:16 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 28.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.4°N and 28.4°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Oct 2023
4 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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