CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-2128
SZ-17 MODULE
SZ-17 MODULE (NORAD 59624) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 December 2024 , after 1 year, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
59624
International designator
2023-164C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
26 Oct 2023Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Dec 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 18 Dec 2024
Time in orbit
1 year, 1 month420 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 33.0°N, 125.0°E. 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-17 MODULE’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 19 Dec 2024
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-164
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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