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Entry no.
2021-0518

PRC TEST SPACECRAFT DEB

PRC TEST SPACECRAFT DEB (NORAD 46395) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 December 2021 over the South Pacific Ocean.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
46395
International designator
2020-063G
Object type
Fragment
Country
China
Parent launched
4 Sep 2020Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Dec 2021UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 25 Dec 2021
Time since launch
1 year, 3 months478 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
50.2°N to 50.2°SFinal inclination 50.2°

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 14.0°S, 161.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 50.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 50.2°N and 50.2°S.

Life in orbit

PRC TEST SPACECRAFT DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 26 Dec 2021

6 entries
2021-0519STARLINK-22042021-0520COSMOS 1408 DEB2021-0521COSMOS 1408 DEB2021-0522COSMOS 1408 DEB2021-0523COSMOS 1408 DEB2021-0524COSMOS 1408 DEB

From the same launch

2020-063
2020-0197PRC TEST SPACECRAFT2021-0231CZ-2F R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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