CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0654
STARLINK-30293
STARLINK-30293 (NORAD 57649) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 May 2024 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
57649
International designator
2023-122T
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Aug 2023Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
9 May 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 8 May 2024
Time in orbit
8 months266 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.0°N to 43.0°SFinal inclination 43.0°
Mass
730 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2M
Programme
Starlink 2M S2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 24.0°S, 177.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 43.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.0°N and 43.0°S.
Life in orbit
8 monthsSTARLINK-30293’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 9 May 2024
14 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-122
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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