CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0309
STARLINK-5066
STARLINK-5066 (NORAD 55424) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 February 2023 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
55424
International designator
2023-014AK
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
31 Jan 2023Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Feb 2023Recorded time 14:08 UTC
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
70.0°N to 70.0°SFinal inclination 70.0°
Mass
305 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 6.0°S, 120.0°W at 14:08 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 70.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.0°N and 70.0°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysAlso ended on 13 Feb 2023
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-0142023-1205EBAD TEST MASS2024-0210ION SCV-0092024-1192STARLINK-52302024-1709STARLINK-50802025-0582STARLINK-56182025-0615STARLINK-50332025-0784STARLINK-50472025-0866STARLINK-56162025-0913STARLINK-5077PendingSTARLINK-5073PendingSTARLINK-5092In orbitStarlink Group 2-6-26In orbitStarlink Group 2-6-28In orbitStarlink Group 2-6-29In orbitStarlink Group 2-6-30In orbitStarlink Group 2-6-31In orbitStarlink Group 2-6-32
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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