CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2020-0263
SZ-11 MODULE
SZ-11 MODULE (NORAD 41868) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 October 2020 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
41868
International designator
2016-061G
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
16 Oct 2016Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Oct 2020Recorded time 13:42 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 11 months1,451 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
1,842 kg
Operator
CMSEO
Built by
CAST
Bus
Shenzhou OM
Programme
Shenzhou OM
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 35.0°S, 120.0°W at 13:42 UTC. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
3 years, 11 monthsSZ-11 MODULE’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Oct 2020
1 entryFrom the same launch
2016-061
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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