CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1827
ZK-1A R/B
ZK-1A R/B (NORAD 56869) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 November 2023, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
56869
International designator
2023-081Z
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
7 Jun 2023Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Nov 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 months148 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
500 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 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
4 monthsZK-1A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Nov 2023
5 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-081
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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