CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0941
SHIYAN 22A (SY-22A)
SHIYAN 22A (SY-22A) (NORAD 55242) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 June 2024, after 1 year, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
55242
International designator
2023-006A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
13 Jan 2023Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Jun 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 5 months532 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.2°N to 43.2°SFinal inclination 43.2°
Mass
100 kg
Operator
China Aerospace
Built by
CAST
Programme
SW22
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 43.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.2°N and 43.2°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 5 monthsSHIYAN 22A (SY-22A)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Jun 2024
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-006Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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