CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1798
Jilin-1 GaoFen 03D 01 xing
Jilin-1 GaoFen 03D-01
Jilin-1 GaoFen 03D 01 xing (NORAD 49004) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 November 2025, after 4 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
49004
International designator
2021-061B
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
OBJECT BListed as an unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
3 Jul 2021Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Nov 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 4 months1,609 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
42 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 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 4 monthsJilin-1 GaoFen 03D 01 xing’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Nov 2025
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-061
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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