Reentry Predictions

CZ-3B R/B (ID 48809) Reentered

Reentry Prediction
Predicted Reentry Time	10 Aug 2022 04:42 UTC ± 5 hours Timezone
Orbit Epoch	09 Aug 2022 03:45:29.221 UTC
Prediction Ground Track Yellow Icon – location of object at predicted reentry time Orange Line – area of visibility at the predicted reentry time for a ground observer Blue Line – ground track uncertainty prior to predicted reentry time (ticks at 5-minute intervals) Yellow Line – ground track uncertainty after predicted reentry time (ticks at 5-minute intervals) White Line – day/night divider at predicted reentry time (Sun location shown by White Icon) Pink Icon – vicinity of eyewitness sighting Note: Possible reentry locations lie anywhere along the blue and yellow ground track.

Due to elevated geomagnetic activity over the past 48 hours, drag estimates for this object have varied greatly, and reentry estimates may be more variable for this object than initially proposed.

Object Description
Reentry Type	Rocket Body
Int'l Designation	2021-047B
NORAD Number	48809
Launched	02 June 2021 @ 16:17 UTC
Launch Site	Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China
Mission	Fengyun

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