RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3D 5
JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3D 5 (NORAD 52390) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 May 2026, after 4 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
52390
International designator
2022-046C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
30 Apr 2022Yellow Sea (sea launch)
Re-entered (UTC)
11 May 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years1,472 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 5’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 11 May 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-046
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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