CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-2080
KZ-1A R/B
KZ-1A R/B (NORAD 44787) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 December 2024 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 5 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
44787
International designator
2019-077C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
17 Nov 2019Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Dec 2024Recorded time 00:49 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years1,854 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
88.8°N to 88.8°SFinal inclination 88.8°
Mass
50 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 37.0°N, 51.0°W at 00:49 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 88.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 88.8°N and 88.8°S.
Life in orbit
5 yearsKZ-1A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Dec 2024
16 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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