CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1000
CZ-5 R/B
CZ-5 R/B (NORAD 41839) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 July 2024 over Asia, after 7 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
41839
International designator
2016-065B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
3 Nov 2016Wenchang
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Jul 2024Recorded time 11:01 UTC
Time in orbit
7 years, 8 months2,808 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
19.2°N to 19.2°SFinal inclination 19.2°
Mass
5,100 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 18.0°N, 100.0°E at 11:01 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 19.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 19.2°N and 19.2°S.
Life in orbit
7 years, 8 monthsCZ-5 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Jul 2024
7 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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