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Entry no.
2025-0163

STARLINK-6078

STARLINK-6078 (NORAD 56106) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 January 2025 over Australia, after 1 year, 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
56106
International designator
2023-046P
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
29 Mar 2023Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Jan 2025Recorded time 19:09 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 9 months660 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.0°N to 43.0°SFinal inclination 43.0°
Mass
305 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G5

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 27.0°S, 150.0°E at 19:09 UTC. 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, 9 months

STARLINK-6078’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 17 Jan 2025

6 entries

From the same launch

2023-046
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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