CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1772
STARLINK-6269
STARLINK-6269 (NORAD 56402) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 October 2023 over North America, after 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
56402
International designator
2023-061AE
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 May 2023Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Oct 2023UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 22 Oct 2023
Time in orbit
5 months172 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.0°N to 43.0°SFinal inclination 43.0°
Mass
305 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G5
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 32.0°N, 103.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 43.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.0°N and 43.0°S.
Life in orbit
5 monthsSTARLINK-6269’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 23 Oct 2023
1 entryFrom the same launch
2023-061
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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