RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
TIANZHOU-9
TIANZHOU-9 (NORAD 64786) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 7 May 2026, after 9 months in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
64786
International designator
2025-149A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
14 Jul 2025Wenchang
Re-entered (UTC)
7 May 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 months297 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry) after a station visit
Latitude range
41.5°N to 41.5°SFinal inclination 41.5°
Mass
6,683 kg
Operator
CMSEO
Built by
CAST
Bus
Tianzhou
Programme
Tianzhou
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
9 monthsTIANZHOU-9’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 May 2026
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2025-149
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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