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Entry no.
2024-0928

STARLINK-5478

STARLINK-5478 (NORAD 55642) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 June 2024 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 1 year, 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
55642
International designator
2023-021Q
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Feb 2023Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Jun 2024Recorded time 01:16 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 4 months495 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
70.0°N to 70.0°SFinal inclination 70.0°
Mass
305 kg
Operator
SpaceX
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G2

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 43.0°S, 19.0°W at 01:16 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 year, 4 months

STARLINK-5478’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 26 Jun 2024

11 entries
2024-0923STARLINK-15392024-0924STARLINK-21862024-0926STARLINK-51102024-0930PICO-01H0042024-0931PICO-01I0022024-0932UNICORN-2K2024-0921FREGAT DEB2024-0922FREGAT DEB2024-0925COSMOS 1408 DEB2024-0927CZ-6A DEB2024-0929ISS DEB

From the same launch

2023-021
2023-0780STARLINK-54572024-1257STARLINK-51022024-1258STARLINK-54612025-0660STARLINK-53142025-0843STARLINK-51042025-1817STARLINK-5326In orbitStarlink Group 2-5-01In orbitStarlink Group 2-5-25In orbitStarlink Group 2-5-26In orbitStarlink Group 2-5-27In orbitStarlink Group 2-5-28In orbitStarlink Group 2-5-30
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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