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Entry no.
2024-1192

STARLINK-5230

STARLINK-5230 (NORAD 55394) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 August 2024 over the Southern Ocean, after 1 year, 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
55394
International designator
2023-014D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
31 Jan 2023Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Aug 2024Recorded time 00:43 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 6 months561 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
70.0°N to 70.0°SFinal inclination 70.0°
Mass
305 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G2

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 70.0°S, 10.0°W at 00:43 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, 6 months

STARLINK-5230’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 14 Aug 2024

10 entries

From the same launch

2023-014
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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