RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
CZ-3B R/B
CZ-3B R/B (NORAD 67247) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 July 2026 over Australia, after 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
67247
International designator
2025-312B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
26 Dec 2025Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Jul 2026Recorded time 00:48 UTC
Time in orbit
6 months187 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.1°N to 28.1°SFinal inclination 28.1°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 20.0°S, 145.0°E at 00:48 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 28.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.1°N and 28.1°S.
Life in orbit
6 monthsCZ-3B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 1 Jul 2026
2 entriesRecorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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