CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1275
STARLINK-30040
STARLINK-30040 (NORAD 55697) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 August 2024, after 1 year, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
55697
International designator
2023-026C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
27 Feb 2023Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Aug 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 5 months543 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
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. 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, 5 monthsSTARLINK-30040’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 23 Aug 2024
9 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-026
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.