RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 40750) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 April 2026 over Europe, after 10 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40750
International designator
2015-037C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
25 Jul 2015Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Apr 2026Recorded time 10:51 UTC
Time in orbit
10 years, 8 months3,909 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
54.6°N to 54.6°SFinal inclination 54.6°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 40.0°N, 40.0°E at 10:51 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 54.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 54.6°N and 54.6°S.
Life in orbit
10 years, 8 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Apr 2026
2 entries
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