RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
CZ-2C R/B
CZ-2C R/B (NORAD 28222) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 September 2026, after 22 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
28222
International designator
2004-012C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
18 Apr 2004Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Sep 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
22 years, 4 months8,185 days
How it ended
Re-entered
Latitude range
82.3°N to 82.3°SFinal inclination 97.7°
Mass
3,800 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 97.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.3°N and 82.3°S.
Life in orbit
22 years, 4 monthsCZ-2C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 15 Sep 2026
4 entries
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