CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0605
CZ-2C R/B
CZ-2C R/B (NORAD 53131) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 April 2024 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
53131
International designator
2022-082D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
15 Jul 2022Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Apr 2024Recorded time 19:17 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 9 months655 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
3,800 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 47.0°N, 165.0°W at 19:17 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 9 monthsCZ-2C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Apr 2024
11 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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