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Entry no.
2025-1637

HJS-6A

HJS-6A (NORAD 63428) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 October 2025 over Asia, after 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
63428
International designator
2025-067A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
1 Apr 2025Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Oct 2025Recorded time 17:00 UTC
Time in orbit
6 months198 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
55.0°N to 55.0°SFinal inclination 55.0°
Mass
300 kg
Operator
China SatNet (Guowang)
Built by
Yinhe
Programme
XWJSW55

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 49.0°N, 143.0°E at 17:00 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 55.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 55.0°N and 55.0°S.

Life in orbit

6 months

HJS-6A’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 16 Oct 2025

7 entries
2025-1630TIANPING 1B2025-1631STARLINK-11472025-1632XJY-72025-1633DEMO9(AURORA)2025-1635FLOCK 4Y 72025-1634OBJECT E2025-1636OBJECT Z

From the same launch

2025-067
In orbitWHJSW-6-02In orbitWHJSW-6-03In orbitWHJSW-6-04
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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