CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0261
ZK-1A R/B
ZK-1A R/B (NORAD 67002) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 March 2026 over the Southern Ocean, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
67002
International designator
2025-292K
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
10 Dec 2025Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Mar 2026Recorded time 00:42 UTC
Time in orbit
2 months85 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.3°N to 82.3°SFinal inclination 97.7°
Mass
500 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 61.0°S, 143.0°E at 00:42 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.3°N and 82.3°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 5 Mar 2026
4 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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