CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-0266
ZQ-2 R/B
ZQ-2 R/B (NORAD 58556) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 February 2025 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 1 year, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
58556
International designator
2023-193D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
8 Dec 2023Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Feb 2025Recorded time 10:02 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 1 month422 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.8°N to 82.8°SFinal inclination 97.2°
Mass
5,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 61.0°N, 32.0°W at 10:02 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.8°N and 82.8°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 1 monthZQ-2 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Feb 2025
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-193
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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