CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-2182
STARLINK-3945
STARLINK-3945 (NORAD 52691) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 December 2024 over Africa, after 2 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
52691
International designator
2022-053AM
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 May 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Dec 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 25 Dec 2024
Time in orbit
2 years, 7 months953 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.2°N to 53.2°SFinal inclination 53.2°
Mass
297 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G4
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 29.0°N, 33.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.2°N and 53.2°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 7 monthsSTARLINK-3945’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 Dec 2024
5 entriesFrom the same launch
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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