CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0269
CZ-4 DEB
CZ-4 DEB (NORAD 20898) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 March 2026.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
20898
International designator
1990-081BJ
Object type
Fragment
Country
China
Parent launched
3 Sep 1990Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Mar 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
35 years, 6 months12,969 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.9°N to 81.9°SFinal inclination 98.1°
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 98.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.9°N and 81.9°S.
Life in orbit
CZ-4 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Mar 2026
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1990-081
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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