CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1045
SZ-16 MODULE
SZ-16 MODULE (NORAD 58198) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 July 2024 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
58198
International designator
2023-077G
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
30 May 2023Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Jul 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 21 Jul 2024
Time in orbit
1 year, 1 month419 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 13.0°S, 88.0°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, 1 monthSZ-16 MODULE’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Jul 2024
5 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-077
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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