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Entry no.
2025-1324

YAOGAN-35 B

YAOGAN-35 B (NORAD 49391) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 July 2025 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
49391
International designator
2021-101B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
6 Nov 2021Xichang
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Jul 2025Recorded time 13:58 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 8 months1,362 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
35.0°N to 35.0°SFinal inclination 35.0°
Mass
300 kg
Operator
PLA GAD
Built by
SAST
Programme
YG-35C

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 5.0°S, 147.0°W at 13:58 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 35.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.0°N and 35.0°S.

Life in orbit

3 years, 8 months

YAOGAN-35 B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 30 Jul 2025

5 entries
2025-1321STARLINK-19402025-1322STARLINK-20382025-1323STARLINK-21912025-1319CZ-4 DEB2025-1320SL-16 DEB

From the same launch

2021-101
2023-0759CZ-2D R/BIn orbitYaogan 35-01 AIn orbitYaogan 35-01 B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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