RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
Jilin-1 GaoFen 03D-53
Jilin-1 GaoFen 03D-53 (NORAD 54254) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 July 2026, after 3 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
54254
International designator
2022-155D
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
OBJECT DListed as an unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
16 Nov 2022Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Jul 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 7 months1,328 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
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 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 7 monthsJilin-1 GaoFen 03D-53’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Jul 2026
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-155
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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