Re-Entry: China’s Tiange 1 & 2 SmallSats

The Chinese Tiange 1 and 2 satellites re-entered the atmosphere on August 27 and 24,  respectively, concluding a short-duration mission of two months dedicated to the demonstration of space-to-space inter-satellite and space-to-Earth communications. No satellite operator has been revealed for the mission.

The two ‘Sky Doves’ launched onboard the maiden flight of China’s Long March 7 rocket in June 2016.

Origin: China
Type: LEO SmallSats
Inclination: 40.8°
Launched: June 25, 2016 – 12:00 UTC
Launch Vehicle: Long March 7
Launch Site: Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, Hainan, China

Tiange 1:

NORAD ID: 41636
Re-Entry Prediction: August 27, 2016 – 11:15 UTC +/-17 Minutes

Tiange 2:

NORAD ID: 41637
Re-Entry Prediction: August 24, 2016 – 15:50 UTC +/-10 Minutes