RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
SZ-20
SZ-20 (NORAD 63632) landed after a space station visit on 19 January 2026, after 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
63632
International designator
2025-082A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
24 Apr 2025Jiuquan
Landed (UTC)
19 Jan 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 months270 days
How it ended
Landed after a station visit
Latitude range
41.5°N to 41.5°SFinal inclination 41.5°
Mass
3,258 kg
Operator
CMSEO
Built by
CALT
Bus
Shenzhou
Programme
Shenzhou
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 41.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 41.5°N and 41.5°S.
Life in orbit
8 monthsSZ-20’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 19 Jan 2026
1 entryFrom the same launch
2025-082Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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