CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2020-0197
PRC TEST SPACECRAFT
PRC TEST SPACECRAFT (NORAD 46389) landed on 6 September 2020, after 2 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46389
International designator
2020-063A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
4 Sep 2020Jiuquan
Landed (UTC)
6 Sep 2020UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
50.2°N to 50.2°SFinal inclination 50.2°
Mass
8,000 kg
Operator
PLA SSF
Built by
CAST
Bus
CSSHQ
Programme
CSSHQ
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 50.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 50.2°N and 50.2°S.
Life in orbit
2 daysAlso ended on 6 Sep 2020
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-063
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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