CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-0815
STARLINK-3448
STARLINK-3448 (NORAD 51728) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 April 2025, after 3 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
51728
International designator
2022-016Q
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
21 Feb 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Apr 2025UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 14 Apr 2025
Time in orbit
3 years, 1 month1,150 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.6°N to 53.6°SFinal inclination 53.6°
Mass
297 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G4
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.6°N and 53.6°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 1 monthSTARLINK-3448’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Apr 2025
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-016
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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