CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-2071
YAOGAN 23
YAOGAN 23 (NORAD 40305) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 December 2024 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 10 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40305
International designator
2014-071A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
14 Nov 2014Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Dec 2024Recorded time 18:29 UTC
Time in orbit
10 years3,681 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.3°N to 82.3°SFinal inclination 97.7°
Mass
2,000 kg
Operator
PLA GAD
Built by
SAST
Bus
JB-7
Programme
JB-7
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 38.0°N, 15.0°W at 18:29 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.3°N and 82.3°S.
Life in orbit
10 yearsYAOGAN 23’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Dec 2024
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2014-071
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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