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CZ-4B R/B

CZ-4B R/B (NORAD 66989) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 March 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
66989
International designator
2025-289B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
9 Dec 2025Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Mar 2026Recorded time 06:14 UTC
Time in orbit
2 months87 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
Mass
1,000 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 31.0°S, 109.0°W at 06:14 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.

Life in orbit

2 months

CZ-4B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 6 Mar 2026

6 entries
PendingCOSMOS 1812PendingSTARLINK-1723PendingSTARLINK-1687PendingWildTrackCube-SIMBAPendingDMSP 5D-2 F6 DEBPendingCZ-6A DEB
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