CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1612
SHIYAN 22B (SY-22B)
SHIYAN 22B (SY-22B) (NORAD 55243) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 October 2025, after 2 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
55243
International designator
2023-006B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
13 Jan 2023Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Oct 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 8 months1,003 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.2°N to 43.2°SFinal inclination 43.2°
Mass
100 kg
Operator
China Aerospace
Built by
MinoSpace
Programme
SW22
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 43.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.2°N and 43.2°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 8 monthsSHIYAN 22B (SY-22B)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Oct 2025
1 entryFrom the same launch
2023-006
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2025-1612
© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.
Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2025-1612
© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.