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Entry no.
2025-1280

XJS A

XJS A (NORAD 43518) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 July 2025 over the Indian Ocean, after 7 years in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
43518
International designator
2018-054A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
27 Jun 2018Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Jul 2025Recorded time 16:27 UTC
Time in orbit
7 years2,578 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
35.0°N to 35.0°SFinal inclination 35.0°
Mass
500 kg
Operator
PLA SSF
Built by
SECM
Programme
XJS

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 17.0°S, 50.0°E at 16:27 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 35.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.0°N and 35.0°S.

Life in orbit

7 years

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

Also ended on 18 Jul 2025

6 entries
2025-1276TRACE2025-1281MOVE-II2025-1282STARLINK-319982025-1277COSMOS 1261 DEB2025-1278FENGYUN 1C DEB2025-1279CZ-2C DEB

From the same launch

2018-054
2024-1845XJS BPendingCZ-2C R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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