CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2016-0142
SJ-10 MODULE
SJ-10 MODULE (NORAD 41455) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 July 2016, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
41455
International designator
2016-023E
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
5 Apr 2016Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Jul 2016UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months87 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
42.9°N to 42.9°SFinal inclination 42.9°
Mass
1,260 kg
Operator
China Aerospace
Built by
CAST
Bus
FSW-1
Programme
FSW SEEDS
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 42.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 42.9°N and 42.9°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsSJ-10 MODULE’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2016-023
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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