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Entry no.
2019-0190
TIANGONG-2
TIANGONG-2 (NORAD 41765) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 19 July 2019 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 2 years, 10 months in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
41765
International designator
2016-057A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
15 Sep 2016Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Jul 2019Recorded time 13:10 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 10 months1,037 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
42.8°N to 42.8°SFinal inclination 42.8°
Mass
8,600 kg
Operator
CMSEO
Built by
CAST
Bus
Tiangong
Programme
Tiangong
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 31.0°S, 140.0°W at 13:10 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 42.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 42.8°N and 42.8°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 10 monthsTIANGONG-2’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2016-057
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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