CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0071
CZ-7A R/B
CZ-7A R/B (NORAD 58205) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 January 2024 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
58205
International designator
2023-169B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
3 Nov 2023Wenchang
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Jan 2024Recorded time 05:46 UTC
Time in orbit
2 months72 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
16.6°N to 16.6°SFinal inclination 16.6°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 11.0°S, 127.0°W at 05:46 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 16.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 16.6°N and 16.6°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsCZ-7A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Jan 2024
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.