CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1705
Shiyan 16B
Shiyan 16B (NORAD 53949) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 October 2024, after 2 years in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
53949
International designator
2022-121B
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
OBJECT BListed as an unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
26 Sep 2022Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Oct 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years757 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
100 kg
Operator
SAST
Built by
SAST
Programme
SW16
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 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
2 yearsShiyan 16B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Oct 2024
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-121
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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