CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-1642
STARLINK-4163
STARLINK-4163 (NORAD 53279) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 July 2022 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 7 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
53279
International designator
2022-086AP
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Jul 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Jul 2022Recorded time 05:00 UTC
Time in orbit
7 days7 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.2°N to 53.2°SFinal inclination 53.2°
Mass
297 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G4
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 3.0°S, 17.0°W at 05:00 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.2°N and 53.2°S.
Life in orbit
7 daysAlso ended on 31 Jul 2022
3 entriesFrom the same launch
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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