CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1688
CZ-4B R/B
CZ-4B R/B (NORAD 45858) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 October 2024 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 4 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45858
International designator
2020-042C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
3 Jul 2020Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Oct 2024Recorded time 08:34 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 3 months1,569 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.0°N to 82.0°SFinal inclination 98.0°
Mass
1,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 7.0°N, 176.0°E at 08:34 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 98.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.0°N and 82.0°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 3 monthsCZ-4B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 19 Oct 2024
7 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-042
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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