RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
CZ-2C R/B
CZ-2C R/B (NORAD 43521) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 February 2026, after 7 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43521
International designator
2018-054D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
27 Jun 2018Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Feb 2026Recorded time 18:40 UTC
Time in orbit
7 years, 8 months2,803 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
35.1°N to 35.1°SFinal inclination 35.1°
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 35.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.1°N and 35.1°S.
Life in orbit
7 years, 8 monthsCZ-2C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Feb 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2018-054
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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