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Entry no.
2024-1128

STARLINK-30491

STARLINK-30491 (NORAD 57916) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 August 2024 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 10 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
57916
International designator
2023-147D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Sep 2023Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Aug 2024Recorded time 04:46 UTC
Time in orbit
10 months316 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 12.0°S, 151.0°E at 04:46 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 43.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.0°N and 43.0°S.

Life in orbit

10 months

STARLINK-30491’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 5 Aug 2024

4 entries
2024-1126NSL-12024-1127TEVEL 42024-1129CZ-2C R/B2024-1125SL-16 DEB

From the same launch

2023-147
2023-1661STARLINK-304902025-0654STARLINK-304752025-1588STARLINK-30458PendingSTARLINK-30459PendingSTARLINK-30476In orbitStarlink Group 6-18-01In orbitStarlink Group 6-18-02In orbitStarlink Group 6-18-03In orbitStarlink Group 6-18-05In orbitStarlink Group 6-18-06In orbitStarlink Group 6-18-07
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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