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2014-0430

YAOGAN 5

YAOGAN 5 (NORAD 33456) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 September 2014 over the Indian Ocean, after 5 years, 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
33456
International designator
2008-064A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
15 Dec 2008Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Sep 2014Recorded time 20:30 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 8 months2,087 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.9°N to 82.9°SFinal inclination 97.1°
Mass
2,700 kg
Operator
PLA GAD
Built by
CAST
Bus
JB-10
Programme
JB-10

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 47.0°S, 52.0°E at 20:30 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.9°N and 82.9°S.

Life in orbit

5 years, 8 months

YAOGAN 5’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 2 Sep 2014

2 entries
2014-0431INVADER2014-0429FENGYUN 1C DEB

From the same launch

2008-064
2011-0457CZ-4B R/B
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