RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
Jilin-1 GaoFen 03D 16 xing
Wenchang Chaosuan 2
Jilin-1 GaoFen 03D 16 xing (NORAD 51834) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 April 2026, after 4 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
51834
International designator
2022-019L
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
OBJECT LListed as an unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
27 Feb 2022Wenchang
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Apr 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 1 month1,498 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
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 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 1 monthJilin-1 GaoFen 03D 16 xing’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Apr 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-019
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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