CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-0506
CZ-4B R/B
CZ-4B R/B (NORAD 46481) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 March 2025 over Africa, after 4 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46481
International designator
2020-067D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
27 Sep 2020Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Mar 2025Recorded time 05:16 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 5 months1,619 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.0°N to 82.0°SFinal inclination 98.0°
Mass
1,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 26.0°N, 22.0°E at 05:16 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 98.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.0°N and 82.0°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 5 monthsCZ-4B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 Mar 2025
12 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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