CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-2176
ZQ-2E R/B
ZQ-2E R/B (NORAD 62113) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 December 2024 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 27 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
62113
International designator
2024-221C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
27 Nov 2024Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Dec 2024Recorded time 10:50 UTC
Time in orbit
27 days27 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
49.9°N to 49.9°SFinal inclination 49.9°
Mass
5,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 43.0°N, 148.0°E at 10:50 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 49.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 49.9°N and 49.9°S.
Life in orbit
27 daysZQ-2E R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Dec 2024
16 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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