CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-2159
CERES-1 R/B
CERES-1 R/B (NORAD 60751) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 December 2024 over the Southern Ocean, after 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
60751
International designator
2024-153G
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
29 Aug 2024Yellow Sea (sea launch)
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Dec 2024Recorded time 03:58 UTC
Time in orbit
3 months116 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
150 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 77.0°S, 9.0°E at 03:58 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.
Life in orbit
3 monthsCERES-1 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 23 Dec 2024
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-153Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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