CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1013
PRC TEST SPACECRAFT2
PRC TEST SPACECRAFT2 (NORAD 53357) landed on 8 May 2023, after 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
53357
International designator
2022-093A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
4 Aug 2022Jiuquan
Landed (UTC)
8 May 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 months277 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
50.0°N to 50.0°SFinal inclination 50.0°
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 50.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 50.0°N and 50.0°S.
Life in orbit
9 monthsPRC TEST SPACECRAFT2’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 May 2023
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-093
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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