CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-0760
CZ-2C R/B
CZ-2C R/B (NORAD 43031) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 April 2025 over the Indian Ocean, after 7 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43031
International designator
2017-075D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
24 Nov 2017Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Apr 2025Recorded time 22:12 UTC
Time in orbit
7 years, 4 months2,694 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
35.2°N to 35.2°SFinal inclination 35.2°
Mass
3,800 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 31.0°S, 57.0°E at 22:12 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 35.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.2°N and 35.2°S.
Life in orbit
7 years, 4 monthsCZ-2C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 10 Apr 2025
14 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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