CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2002-0457
SZ-3 MODULE
SZ-3 MODULE (NORAD 27408) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 November 2002, after 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
27408
International designator
2002-014C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
25 Mar 2002Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Nov 2002UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months232 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
42.4°N to 42.4°SFinal inclination 42.4°
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 42.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 42.4°N and 42.4°S.
Life in orbit
7 monthsSZ-3 MODULE’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Nov 2002
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2002-014
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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