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Zhixing 1C

Zhixing 1C (NORAD 59678) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 March 2026, after 1 year, 10 months in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
59678
International designator
2024-085B
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
OBJECT BListed as an unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
7 May 2024Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Mar 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 10 months682 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
50 kg
Operator
SMART
Built by
SMART
Bus
ZX-1B
Programme
Zhixing

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact 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

1 year, 10 months

Zhixing 1C’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 20 Mar 2026

4 entries
PendingFENGYUN 1C DEBPendingNOAA 16 DEBPendingCZ-6A DEBPendingDMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB

From the same launch

2024-085
2025-0661HAIWANGXING 01 (NEPTUNE)PendingCZ-6C R/BIn orbitKuanfu GuangxueIn orbitGaofen Shipin
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