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Entry no.
1994-0118
FSW-2 2
FSW-2 2 (NORAD 23145) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 September 1994, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23145
International designator
1994-037A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
3 Jul 1994Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Sep 1994UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months72 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
62.9°N to 62.9°SFinal inclination 62.9°
Mass
1,710 kg
Operator
CASC
Built by
CAST
Bus
FSW-2
Programme
FSW2
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 62.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.9°N and 62.9°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsFSW-2 2’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1994-037
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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