CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1681
CZ-7A R/B
CZ-7A R/B (NORAD 60180) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 October 2025, after 1 year, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
60180
International designator
2024-122B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
29 Jun 2024Wenchang
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Oct 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 3 months486 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
15.5°N to 15.5°SFinal inclination 15.5°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 15.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 15.5°N and 15.5°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 3 monthsCZ-7A 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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