CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0476
SZ-13 MODULE
SZ-13 MODULE (NORAD 52260) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 March 2023 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
52260
International designator
2021-092C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
15 Oct 2021Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Mar 2023Recorded time 22:42 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 4 months509 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
41.5°N to 41.5°SFinal inclination 41.5°
Mass
1,842 kg
Operator
CMSEO
Built by
CAST
Bus
Shenzhou OM
Programme
Shenzhou OM
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 2.0°N, 136.0°W at 22:42 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 41.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 41.5°N and 41.5°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 4 monthsSZ-13 MODULE’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Came down with SZ-13 MODULE
1 entryFrom the same launch
2021-092
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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