CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1977-0003
FSW-0 2
FSW-0 2 (NORAD 9587) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 January 1977, after 26 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
9587
International designator
1976-117A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
7 Dec 1976Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Jan 1977UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
26 days26 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
59.4°N to 59.4°SFinal inclination 59.4°
Mass
1,100 kg
Operator
7th Machine Bld.
Built by
CAST
Bus
FSW
Programme
FSWP
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 59.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 59.4°N and 59.4°S.
Life in orbit
26 daysFSW-0 2’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Jan 1977
1 entryFrom the same launch
1976-117
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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