CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0772
STARLINK-2216
STARLINK-2216 (NORAD 48012) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 April 2023, after 2 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48012
International designator
2021-024AM
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Mar 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Apr 2023UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 7 Apr 2023
Time in orbit
2 years745 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.0°N to 53.0°SFinal inclination 53.0°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0V2
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 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.
Life in orbit
2 yearsSTARLINK-2216’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Apr 2023
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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