CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1303
STARLINK-4516
STARLINK-4516 (NORAD 53549) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 August 2024, after 2 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
53549
International designator
2022-101Y
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
19 Aug 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Aug 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years739 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.2°N to 53.2°SFinal inclination 53.2°
Mass
300 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G4
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 53.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.2°N and 53.2°S.
Life in orbit
2 yearsSTARLINK-4516’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 27 Aug 2024
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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