CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1003
KZ-11 R/B
KZ-11 R/B (NORAD 54589) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 May 2025 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 2 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
54589
International designator
2022-164B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
7 Dec 2022Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
12 May 2025Recorded time 07:48 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 5 months887 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.7°N to 81.7°SFinal inclination 98.3°
Mass
1,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 14.0°N, 52.0°W at 07:48 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 98.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.7°N and 81.7°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 5 monthsKZ-11 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 May 2025
3 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.