CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-0846
ZK-1A R/B
ZK-1A R/B (NORAD 61909) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 April 2025 over the Southern Ocean, after 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
61909
International designator
2024-205R
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
11 Nov 2024Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Apr 2025Recorded time 01:47 UTC
Time in orbit
5 months160 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
500 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 74.0°S, 10.0°W at 01:47 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
5 monthsZK-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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