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Entry no.
2025-1643

JIELONG 3 R/B

JIELONG 3 R/B (NORAD 61237) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 October 2025 over Australia, after 1 year in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
61237
International designator
2024-173L
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
24 Sep 2024Yellow Sea (sea launch)
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Oct 2025Recorded time 04:38 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year389 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
500 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 23.4°S, 119.9°E at 04:38 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.

Life in orbit

1 year

JIELONG 3 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 18 Oct 2025

1 entry
2025-1642STARLINK-1029

From the same launch

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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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