CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-2027
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 44068) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 December 2023, after 4 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
44068
International designator
2019-012B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
9 Mar 2019Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Dec 2023UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 16 Dec 2023
Time in orbit
4 years, 9 months1,744 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
24.1°N to 24.1°SFinal inclination 24.1°
Mass
8,400 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 24.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 24.1°N and 24.1°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 9 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 17 Dec 2023
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2023-2027
© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.