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Entry no.
2025-0530

Shiyan 16A

Shiyan 16A (NORAD 53948) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 March 2025 over Australia, after 2 years, 5 months in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
53948
International designator
2022-121A
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
OBJECT AListed as an unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
26 Sep 2022Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Mar 2025Recorded time 11:06 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 5 months894 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

Recorded position

Recorded position 35.0°S, 142.0°E at 11:06 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.

Life in orbit

2 years, 5 months

Shiyan 16A’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 8 Mar 2025

11 entries
2025-0524FLOCK 1C 112025-0525PEARL WHITE 22025-0526STARLINK-17982025-0528ICEYE-X192025-0529STARLINK-47492025-0531FLOCK 4Y 42025-0533LEMUR 2 NANAZ2025-0523FENGYUN 1C DEB2025-0532CZ-4B DEB2025-0534COSMOS 2499 DEB2025-0527OBJECT X

From the same launch

2022-121
2024-1705Shiyan 16B2025-1325Shiyan 17
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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