CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0556
CZ-2C R/B
CZ-2C R/B (NORAD 45463) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 April 2024 over Africa, after 4 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45463
International designator
2020-021D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
24 Mar 2020Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Apr 2024Recorded time 09:25 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 1 month1,493 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
34.7°N to 34.7°SFinal inclination 34.7°
Mass
3,800 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 23.0°N, 20.0°E at 09:25 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 34.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 34.7°N and 34.7°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 1 monthCZ-2C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Apr 2024
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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