CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2012-0442
SZ-9 MODULE
SZ-9 MODULE (NORAD 38550) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 December 2012, after 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
38550
International designator
2012-032H
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
16 Jun 2012Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Dec 2012UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 months169 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-9 MODULE’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Dec 2012
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2012-032
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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