CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-2045
CZ-2C R/B
CZ-2C R/B (NORAD 43173) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 December 2023 over South America, after 5 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43173
International designator
2018-011E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
25 Jan 2018Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Dec 2023Recorded time 01:28 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 10 months2,158 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
35.0°N to 35.0°SFinal inclination 35.0°
Mass
3,800 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 15.0°S, 46.0°W at 01:28 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 35.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.0°N and 35.0°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 10 monthsCZ-2C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 23 Dec 2023
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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