CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1632
XJY-7
XJY-7 (NORAD 47298) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 October 2025, after 4 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47298
International designator
2020-102C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
22 Dec 2020Wenchang
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Oct 2025Recorded time 01:57 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 9 months1,759 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
5,000 kg
Operator
CAST
Built by
CAST
Bus
XYZ
Programme
XJY
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
4 years, 9 monthsXJY-7’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Oct 2025
7 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-102
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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