CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-0845
KZ-1A R/B
KZ-1A R/B (NORAD 61199) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 April 2025 over the Indian Ocean, after 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
61199
International designator
2024-170E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
20 Sep 2024Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Apr 2025Recorded time 22:33 UTC
Time in orbit
7 months212 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
44.7°N to 44.7°SFinal inclination 44.7°
Mass
50 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 7.0°S, 130.0°E at 22:33 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 44.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 44.7°N and 44.7°S.
Life in orbit
7 monthsKZ-1A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 20 Apr 2025
5 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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