CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1051
STARLINK-30097
STARLINK-30097 (NORAD 56303) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 July 2024 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 1 year, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
56303
International designator
2023-056T
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
19 Apr 2023Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Jul 2024Recorded time 01:01 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 3 months461 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 17.0°S, 23.0°W at 01:01 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 year, 3 monthsSTARLINK-30097’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 23 Jul 2024
9 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-056
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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