CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2005-0179
FSW-3 5
FSW-3 5 (NORAD 28824) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 October 2005, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
28824
International designator
2005-033A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
29 Aug 2005Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Oct 2005UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 16 Oct 2005
Time in orbit
1 month49 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
63.0°N to 63.0°SFinal inclination 63.0°
Mass
1,260 kg
Operator
China Aerospace
Built by
CAST
Bus
FSW-1
Programme
FSW4
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 63.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 63.0°N and 63.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthFSW-3 5’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 17 Oct 2005
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2005-033
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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