CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0552
CZ-2C R/B
CZ-2C R/B (NORAD 56734) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 April 2024 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
56734
International designator
2023-069D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
21 May 2023Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Apr 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 23 Apr 2024
Time in orbit
11 months339 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
41.2°N to 41.2°SFinal inclination 41.2°
Mass
3,800 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 27.0°S, 174.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 41.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 41.2°N and 41.2°S.
Life in orbit
11 monthsCZ-2C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Apr 2024
5 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-069
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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