CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-0796
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 60328) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 April 2025 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
60328
International designator
2024-135B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
1 Aug 2024Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Apr 2025UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 13 Apr 2025
Time in orbit
8 months256 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.9°N to 26.9°SFinal inclination 26.9°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 21.0°N, 111.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 26.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.9°N and 26.9°S.
Life in orbit
8 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Apr 2025
4 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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