CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0435
SZ-15 MODULE
SZ-15 MODULE (NORAD 56873) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 April 2024 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
56873
International designator
2022-162C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
29 Nov 2022Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Apr 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 4 months490 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
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 17.0°N, 148.0°W. 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-15 MODULE’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Apr 2024
1 entryFrom the same launch
2022-162
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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