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Entry no.
2023-1691

OBJECT B

OBJECT B (NORAD 54683) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 October 2023 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
54683
International designator
2022-167B
Object type
Unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
9 Dec 2022Yellow Sea (sea launch)
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Oct 2023Recorded time 17:46 UTC
Time in orbit
9 months301 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
500 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 25.0°S, 165.0°E at 17:46 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.

Life in orbit

9 months

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

Also ended on 6 Oct 2023

3 entries
2023-1689STARLINK-11922023-1688FENGYUN 1C DEB2023-1690CZ-2D DEB

From the same launch

2022-167
2024-1746OBJECT A2024-1791OBJECT G2024-1974OBJECT M2025-0552Fengtai Shaonian 22025-1123Jilin-1 Pingtai 01A01PendingJiaotong-5PendingOBJECT F
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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