CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0917
ZK-1A R/B
ZK-1A R/B (NORAD 58824) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 June 2024 over the Southern Ocean, after 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
58824
International designator
2024-016E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
23 Jan 2024Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Jun 2024Recorded time 07:33 UTC
Time in orbit
5 months153 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
500 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 61.0°S, 49.0°E at 07:33 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.
Life in orbit
5 monthsZK-1A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Jun 2024
9 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-016
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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