CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0527
YAOGAN-35 02C
YAOGAN-35 02C (NORAD 52909) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 April 2024, after 1 year, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
52909
International designator
2022-068C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
23 Jun 2022Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Apr 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 9 months666 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
35.0°N to 35.0°SFinal inclination 35.0°
Mass
300 kg
Operator
PLA GAD
Built by
SAST
Programme
YG-35AB
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact 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
1 year, 9 monthsYAOGAN-35 02C’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 19 Apr 2024
1 entryFrom the same launch
2022-068
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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