RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 62805) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 April 2026 over the Indian Ocean, after 1 year, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
62805
International designator
2025-017B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
23 Jan 2025Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Apr 2026Recorded time 12:56 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 2 months436 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.0°N to 28.0°SFinal inclination 28.0°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 1.0°S, 98.0°E at 12:56 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 28.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.0°N and 28.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 2 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 Apr 2026
3 entriesRecorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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