CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1406
Jilin-1 GaoFen 03D 17 xing
Wenchang Chaosuan 3
Jilin-1 GaoFen 03D 17 xing (NORAD 51838) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 August 2025, after 3 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
51838
International designator
2022-019Q
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
OBJECT QListed as an unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
27 Feb 2022Wenchang
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Aug 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 5 months1,274 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
43 kg
Operator
Chang Guang
Built by
Chang Guang
Bus
JL-1
Programme
Jilin-1 GF
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
3 years, 5 monthsJilin-1 GaoFen 03D 17 xing’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Aug 2025
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-019
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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