CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2012-0125
SZ-8 MODULE
SZ-8 MODULE (NORAD 37883) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 April 2012, after 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
37883
International designator
2011-063D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
31 Oct 2011Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Apr 2012UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 months154 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
42.8°N to 42.8°SFinal inclination 42.8°
Mass
1,842 kg
Operator
CMSEO
Built by
CAST
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 42.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 42.8°N and 42.8°S.
Life in orbit
5 monthsSZ-8 MODULE’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Apr 2012
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2011-063
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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