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2020-0118

YAOGAN-30 J DEB

YAOGAN-30 J DEB (NORAD 45485) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 May 2020.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
45485
International designator
2017-085E
Object type
Fragment
Country
China
Parent launched
25 Dec 2017Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
28 May 2020UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 years, 5 months885 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
35.0°N to 35.0°SFinal inclination 35.0°

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 35.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.0°N and 35.0°S.

Life in orbit

YAOGAN-30 J DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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