CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1046
STARLINK-3840
STARLINK-3840 (NORAD 52466) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 May 2025 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 3 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
52466
International designator
2022-049R
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
6 May 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
17 May 2025Recorded time 00:32 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years1,107 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.2°N to 53.2°SFinal inclination 53.2°
Mass
297 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G4
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 52.0°S, 106.0°W at 00:32 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.2°N and 53.2°S.
Life in orbit
3 yearsSTARLINK-3840’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 17 May 2025
12 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-0492024-2093STARLINK-38422025-0004STARLINK-38652025-0659STARLINK-3905PendingSTARLINK-3855PendingSTARLINK-3870PendingSTARLINK-3894In orbitStarlink Group 4-17-25In orbitStarlink Group 4-17-26In orbitStarlink Group 4-17-27In orbitStarlink Group 4-17-28In orbitStarlink Group 4-17-29In orbitStarlink Group 4-17-30
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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