RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
CZ-4C R/B
CZ-4C R/B (NORAD 51285) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 January 2026, after 3 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
51285
International designator
2022-007B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
25 Jan 2022Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Jan 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 11 months1,460 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.3°N to 82.3°SFinal inclination 97.7°
Mass
1,000 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
3 years, 11 monthsCZ-4C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Jan 2026
1 entry
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