CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1350
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 63158) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 August 2025 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
63158
International designator
2025-045B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
9 Mar 2025Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Aug 2025Recorded time 15:28 UTC
Time in orbit
4 months152 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
19.2°N to 19.2°SFinal inclination 19.2°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 15.0°N, 170.0°E at 15:28 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 19.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 19.2°N and 19.2°S.
Life in orbit
4 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Aug 2025
6 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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