CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2004-0103
SZ-5 MODULE
SZ-5 MODULE (NORAD 28049) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 May 2004, after 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
28049
International designator
2003-045G
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
15 Oct 2003Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
30 May 2004UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months228 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-5 MODULE’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2003-045
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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