RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
CZ-2D DEB
CZ-2D DEB (NORAD 31409) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 March 2026.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
31409
International designator
2005-024J
Object type
Fragment
Country
China
Parent launched
5 Jul 2005Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Mar 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
20 years, 8 months7,565 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.9°N to 82.9°SFinal inclination 97.1°
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 97.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.9°N and 82.9°S.
Life in orbit
CZ-2D DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Mar 2026
6 entries
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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