CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0466
XJS E
XJS E (NORAD 45251) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 April 2024 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 4 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45251
International designator
2020-014C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
19 Feb 2020Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Apr 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 9 Apr 2024
Time in orbit
4 years, 1 month1,512 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
35.0°N to 35.0°SFinal inclination 35.0°
Mass
500 kg
Operator
Harbin
Built by
Harbin
Programme
Harbin
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 16.0°N, 72.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 35.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.0°N and 35.0°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 1 monthXJS E’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 10 Apr 2024
1 entryFrom the same launch
2020-014
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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