CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-0093
STARLINK-30406
STARLINK-30406 (NORAD 57881) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 January 2025 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
57881
International designator
2023-144T
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
16 Sep 2023Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Jan 2025UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 8 Jan 2025
Time in orbit
1 year, 3 months481 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.0°N to 43.0°SFinal inclination 43.0°
Mass
730 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2M
Programme
Starlink 2M S2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 41.0°N, 171.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 43.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.0°N and 43.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 3 monthsSTARLINK-30406’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 9 Jan 2025
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-144
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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