CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0517
JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3D 4
JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3D 4 (NORAD 52389) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 May 2026, after 4 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
52389
International designator
2022-046B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
30 Apr 2022Yellow Sea (sea launch)
Re-entered (UTC)
3 May 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years1,464 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
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 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.
Life in orbit
4 yearsJILIN-01 GAOFEN 3D 4’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 May 2026
8 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-046
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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