CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2001-0221
SZ-2 MODULE
SZ-2 MODULE (NORAD 26687) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 August 2001, after 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26687
International designator
2001-001C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
9 Jan 2001Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Aug 2001UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months227 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
42.6°N to 42.6°SFinal inclination 42.6°
Mass
1,700 kg
Operator
CMSEO
Built by
CALT
Bus
Shenzhou OM
Programme
Shenzhou OM
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 42.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 42.6°N and 42.6°S.
Life in orbit
7 monthsSZ-2 MODULE’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Aug 2001
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2001-001
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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