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Entry no.
2024-2183

STARLINK-4182

STARLINK-4182 (NORAD 53281) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 December 2024 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 2 years, 5 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
53281
International designator
2022-086AR
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Jul 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Dec 2024Recorded time 14:22 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 5 months886 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 position

Recorded position 39.0°S, 124.0°W at 14:22 UTC. 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, 5 months

STARLINK-4182’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 26 Dec 2024

5 entries

From the same launch

2022-086
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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