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Entry no.
2023-1329

STARLINK-30118

STARLINK-30118 (NORAD 56696) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 July 2023 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
56696
International designator
2023-067J
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
19 May 2023Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Jul 2023Recorded time 08:37 UTC
Time in orbit
1 month49 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

Recorded position

Recorded position 40.0°N, 137.0°W at 08:37 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 43.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.0°N and 43.0°S.

Life in orbit

1 month

STARLINK-30118’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 7 Jul 2023

15 entries
2023-1323TK-12023-1330STARLINK-301392023-1317COSMOS 2251 DEB2023-1318IRIDIUM 33 DEB2023-1319COSMOS 2251 DEB2023-1320FENGYUN 1C DEB2023-1321FENGYUN 1C DEB2023-1322NOAA 8 DEB2023-1324IRIDIUM 33 DEB2023-1325RESURS O1 DEB2023-1326AQUA DEB2023-1327COSMOS 1408 DEB+3 more

From the same launch

2023-067
2024-1420STARLINK-30087In orbitStarlink Group 6-3-01In orbitStarlink Group 6-3-02In orbitStarlink Group 6-3-03In orbitStarlink Group 6-3-05In orbitStarlink Group 6-3-06In orbitStarlink Group 6-3-07
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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