CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1827
CZ-4C R/B
CZ-4C R/B (NORAD 44623) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 December 2025 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 6 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
44623
International designator
2019-066B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
4 Oct 2019Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Dec 2025Recorded time 06:43 UTC
Time in orbit
6 years, 2 months2,254 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.2°N to 82.2°SFinal inclination 97.8°
Mass
1,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 58.0°S, 86.0°W at 06:43 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.2°N and 82.2°S.
Life in orbit
6 years, 2 monthsCZ-4C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Dec 2025
3 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2025-1827
© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.