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Entry no.
2024-0803

XJS D

XJS D (NORAD 45250) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 June 2024 over the Indian Ocean, after 4 years, 3 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
45250
International designator
2020-014B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
19 Feb 2020Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Jun 2024Recorded time 03:44 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 3 months1,567 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
35.0°N to 35.0°SFinal inclination 35.0°
Mass
200 kg
Operator
SAST
Built by
SAST
Programme
XJS

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 12.0°S, 99.0°E at 03:44 UTC. 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, 3 months

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

Also ended on 4 Jun 2024

6 entries
2024-0802BEESAT 92024-0805STARLINK-319152024-0799SL-6 R/B(2)2024-0800FENGYUN 1C DEB2024-0801COSMOS 2251 DEB2024-0804NOAA 17 DEB

From the same launch

2020-014
2023-0348CZ-2D R/B2023-1348XJS C2023-1835XJS F2024-0466XJS E
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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