CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1132
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 38353) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 August 2024, after 12 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
38353
International designator
2012-028B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
26 May 2012Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Aug 2024Recorded time 09:15 UTC
Time in orbit
12 years, 2 months4,455 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.7°N to 26.7°SFinal inclination 26.7°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 26.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.7°N and 26.7°S.
Life in orbit
12 years, 2 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Aug 2024
6 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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