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Entry no.
2025-1325
Shiyan 17
Shiyan 17 (NORAD 53950) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 July 2025, after 2 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
53950
International designator
2022-121C
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
OBJECT CListed as an unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
26 Sep 2022Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Jul 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 10 months1,039 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
100 kg
Operator
CALT
Built by
CALT
Programme
SW14
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 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 10 monthsShiyan 17’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2022-121
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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