CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2011-0406
SZ-8
SZ-8 (NORAD 37859) landed after a space station visit on 17 November 2011, after 17 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
37859
International designator
2011-063A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
31 Oct 2011Jiuquan
Landed (UTC)
17 Nov 2011UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
17 days17 days
How it ended
Landed after a station visit
Latitude range
42.8°N to 42.8°SFinal inclination 42.8°
Mass
3,240 kg
Operator
CMSEO
Built by
CALT
Bus
Shenzhou
Programme
Shenzhou
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 42.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 42.8°N and 42.8°S.
Life in orbit
17 daysAlso ended on 17 Nov 2011
1 entryFrom the same launch
2011-063
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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