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SZ-6 MODULE
Decayed
Payload
LEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
October 12, 2005 at 01:00 AM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Launched by
Long March 2F →
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Shenzhou-6
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
136 km
Periapsis
131 km
Inclination
42.39°
Orbital period
87.15 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2005-040E
NORAD catalog №
28883
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
China
Radar cross-section
5.0238 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 1, 2008
End of mission
Last active / ended
April 1, 2008
Time in service
2.5 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed