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Entry no.
2023-1052

STARLINK-30038

STARLINK-30038 (NORAD 55696) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 May 2023, after 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
55696
International designator
2023-026B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
27 Feb 2023Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
12 May 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months74 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.0°N to 43.0°SFinal inclination 43.0°
Mass
730 kg
Operator
SpaceX
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2M
Programme
Starlink 2M S2

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 43.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.0°N and 43.0°S.

Life in orbit

2 months

STARLINK-30038’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

From the same launch

2023-026
2023-0712STARLINK-300622023-0848STARLINK-300542023-1176STARLINK-300482023-1225STARLINK-300442023-1303STARLINK-300612023-1456STARLINK-300582023-1591STARLINK-300422023-1630STARLINK-300592024-0883STARLINK-300512024-1058STARLINK-300602024-1065STARLINK-300652024-1066STARLINK-30057
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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