CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0165
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 50006) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 February 2024 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 2 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
50006
International designator
2021-124B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
13 Dec 2021Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Feb 2024Recorded time 15:09 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 1 month782 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.5°N to 26.5°SFinal inclination 26.5°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 20.0°N, 105.0°W at 15:09 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 26.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.5°N and 26.5°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 1 monthCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 Feb 2024
4 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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