CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-2216
STARLINK-30420
STARLINK-30420 (NORAD 57846) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 December 2024 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
57846
International designator
2023-141G
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
12 Sep 2023Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Dec 2024Recorded time 11:39 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 3 months476 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.1°N to 53.1°SFinal inclination 53.1°
Mass
730 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2M
Programme
Starlink 2M S1
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 19.0°N, 140.0°W at 11:39 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.1°N and 53.1°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 3 monthsSTARLINK-30420’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 31 Dec 2024
12 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-141
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.