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Entry no.
2012-0232
SZ-9
SZ-9 (NORAD 38461) landed after a space station visit on 29 June 2012, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
38461
International designator
2012-032A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
16 Jun 2012Jiuquan
Landed (UTC)
29 Jun 2012UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 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
13 daysFrom the same launch
2012-032
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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