RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3D
JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3D (NORAD 46456) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 January 2026, after 5 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46456
International designator
2020-065C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
15 Sep 2020Yellow Sea (sea launch)
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Jan 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 3 months1,935 days
How it ended
Re-entered
Latitude range
82.8°N to 82.8°SFinal inclination 97.2°
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 97.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.8°N and 82.8°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 3 monthsJILIN-01 GAOFEN 3D’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Jan 2026
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-065
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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