CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0631
Xingchi-1A
Xingchi-1A (NORAD 58503) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 June 2026, after 2 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
58503
International designator
2023-189B
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
OBJECT BListed as an unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
4 Dec 2023Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Jun 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 6 months916 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
35 kg
Operator
Ellipspace
Built by
MinoSpace
Bus
MN35
Programme
Xingchi
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 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 6 monthsXingchi-1A’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Jun 2026
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-189
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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