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JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3G

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3G (NORAD 46459) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 September 2026, after 6 years in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
46459
International designator
2020-065F
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
15 Sep 2020Yellow Sea (sea launch)
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Sep 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years2,201 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 allowed
Exact 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

6 years

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3G’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 25 Sep 2026

7 entries
PendingSTARLINK-3069PendingSTARLINK-11694PendingLINKPendingCOSMOS 2251 DEBPendingMETEOR 2-6 DEBPendingCZ-6A DEBPendingCZ-6A DEB

From the same launch

2020-065
2021-0058CZ-11 R/BPendingJILIN-01 GAOFEN 3DPendingJILIN-01 GAOFEN 3CPendingJILIN-01 GAOFEN 3BPendingJILIN-01 GAOFEN 3JPendingJILIN-01 GAOFEN 3I
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