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Entry number
Certificate pending
Jilin-1 GaoFen 03D 02 xing
Jilin-1 GaoFen 03D-02
Jilin-1 GaoFen 03D 02 xing (NORAD 49005) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 March 2026, after 4 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
49005
International designator
2021-061C
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
OBJECT CListed as an unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
3 Jul 2021Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Mar 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 8 months1,709 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, 8 monthsJilin-1 GaoFen 03D 02 xing’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Mar 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-061
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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