CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0366
SZ-12 MODULE DEB
SZ-12 MODULE DEB (NORAD 49251) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 October 2021.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
49251
International designator
2021-053D
Object type
Fragment
Country
China
Parent launched
17 Jun 2021Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Oct 2021UTC calendar day
Time since launch
3 months120 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
41.5°N to 41.5°SFinal inclination 41.5°
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 41.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 41.5°N and 41.5°S.
Life in orbit
SZ-12 MODULE DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 15 Oct 2021
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-053
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.