CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0780
STARLINK-5457
STARLINK-5457 (NORAD 55666) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 April 2023 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
55666
International designator
2023-021AQ
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Feb 2023Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Apr 2023Recorded time 07:54 UTC
Time in orbit
1 month50 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 55.0°N, 158.0°W at 07:54 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 70.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.0°N and 70.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthSTARLINK-5457’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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