RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
CZ-2D R/B
CZ-2D R/B (NORAD 62728) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 June 2026, after 1 year, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
62728
International designator
2025-012D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
17 Jan 2025Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Jun 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 5 months522 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
4,006 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 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 5 monthsCZ-2D R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 23 Jun 2026
1 entry
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