CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1749
ZK-1A R/B
ZK-1A R/B (NORAD 65264) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 November 2025 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
65264
International designator
2025-180F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
19 Aug 2025Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Nov 2025Recorded time 02:59 UTC
Time in orbit
2 months89 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
500 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 32.0°N, 179.0°E at 02:59 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsZK-1A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Nov 2025
4 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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