CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2003-0137
SZ-4 MODULE
SZ-4 MODULE (NORAD 27634) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 September 2003, after 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
27634
International designator
2002-061C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
29 Dec 2002Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Sep 2003UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 months254 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
8 monthsSZ-4 MODULE’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 9 Sep 2003
1 entryFrom the same launch
2002-061
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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