CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1867
CZ-6 R/B
CZ-6 R/B (NORAD 43025) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 November 2023 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 5 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43025
International designator
2017-074D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
21 Nov 2017Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Nov 2023Recorded time 05:53 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 11 months2,181 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
1,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 0.0°N, 138.0°W at 05:53 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 11 monthsCZ-6 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 11 Nov 2023
5 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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