CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2016-0177
TIANGE 2
TIANGE 2 (NORAD 41637) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 August 2016, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
41637
International designator
2016-042M
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
25 Jun 2016Wenchang
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Aug 2016UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month60 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
40.8°N to 40.8°SFinal inclination 40.8°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
CAST?
Built by
CAST?
Bus
UNK
Programme
Tiange
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 40.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 40.8°N and 40.8°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthTIANGE 2’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Aug 2016
1 entryFrom the same launch
2016-042
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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