CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1678
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 45345) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 October 2025 over Africa, after 5 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45345
International designator
2020-017B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
9 Mar 2020Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Oct 2025Recorded time 05:49 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 7 months2,059 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
27.9°N to 27.9°SFinal inclination 27.9°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 21.0°N, 20.0°E at 05:49 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 27.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 27.9°N and 27.9°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 7 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Oct 2025
3 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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