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Entry no.
2024-1512

STARLINK-5272

STARLINK-5272 (NORAD 55298) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 September 2024 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
55298
International designator
2023-010AF
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
19 Jan 2023Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Sep 2024Recorded time 01:08 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 8 months613 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
70.0°N to 70.0°SFinal inclination 70.0°
Mass
305 kg
Operator
SpaceX
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G2

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 22.0°N, 95.0°W at 01:08 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, 8 months

STARLINK-5272’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 23 Sep 2024

5 entries
2024-1510STARLINK-14162024-1511STARLINK-33402024-1513SOYUZ MS-252024-1508COSMOS 1823 DEB2024-1509FENGYUN 1C DEB

From the same launch

2023-010
2023-0196STARLINK-53192025-0444STARLINK-53012025-0816STARLINK-52922025-1254STARLINK-5323In orbitStarlink Group 2-4-01In orbitStarlink Group 2-4-25In orbitStarlink Group 2-4-26In orbitStarlink Group 2-4-27In orbitStarlink Group 2-4-28In orbitStarlink Group 2-4-29
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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