CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1038
STARLINK-5229
STARLINK-5229 (NORAD 54171) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 May 2025, after 2 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
54171
International designator
2022-141Q
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
28 Oct 2022Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
16 May 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 6 months931 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.2°N to 53.2°SFinal inclination 53.2°
Mass
305 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 53.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.2°N and 53.2°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 6 monthsSTARLINK-5229’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 May 2025
1 entryFrom the same launch
2022-141
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.