CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-2179
CZ-2C R/B
CZ-2C R/B (NORAD 57536) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 December 2024 over the western Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
57536
International designator
2023-116C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
8 Aug 2023Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Dec 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 24 Dec 2024
Time in orbit
1 year, 4 months505 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.9°N to 82.9°SFinal inclination 97.1°
Mass
3,800 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 16.0°N, 141.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.9°N and 82.9°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 4 monthsCZ-2C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Dec 2024
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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