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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 position

Recorded 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 days

Also ended on 13 Feb 2023

6 entries

From the same launch

2023-014
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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