CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0231
CZ-2D R/B
CZ-2D R/B (NORAD 55245) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 February 2024 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
55245
International designator
2023-006D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
13 Jan 2023Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Feb 2024Recorded time 07:11 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 1 month400 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.2°N to 43.2°SFinal inclination 43.2°
Mass
4,006 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 2.0°N, 169.0°E at 07:11 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 43.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.2°N and 43.2°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 1 monthCZ-2D R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 17 Feb 2024
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-006
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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