CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0907
CZ-2D R/B
CZ-2D R/B (NORAD 57887) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 June 2024 over the Indian Ocean, after 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
57887
International designator
2023-145B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
17 Sep 2023Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Jun 2024Recorded time 21:13 UTC
Time in orbit
9 months280 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
35.0°N to 35.0°SFinal inclination 35.0°
Mass
4,006 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 32.0°S, 90.0°E at 21:13 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 35.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.0°N and 35.0°S.
Life in orbit
9 monthsCZ-2D R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 23 Jun 2024
5 entriesEntered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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