CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1730
ZHEDA PIXING 3A
ZHEDA PIXING 3A (NORAD 45795) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 October 2024, after 4 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45795
International designator
2020-039B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
17 Jun 2020Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Oct 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 4 months1,596 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
Mass
12 kg
Operator
Zhejiang U.
Built by
Zhejiang U.
Programme
ZDPS
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 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 4 monthsZHEDA PIXING 3A’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Oct 2024
27 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-039
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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