CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1985-0381
FSW-0 7
FSW-0 7 (NORAD 16177) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 November 1985, after 17 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
16177
International designator
1985-096A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
21 Oct 1985Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Nov 1985UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
17 days17 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
63.0°N to 63.0°SFinal inclination 63.0°
Mass
1,120 kg
Operator
MAI
Built by
CAST
Bus
FSW
Programme
FSW0
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 63.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 63.0°N and 63.0°S.
Life in orbit
17 daysAlso ended on 7 Nov 1985
4 entriesFrom the same launch
1985-096
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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