CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1106
STARLINK-5889
STARLINK-5889 (NORAD 55953) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 May 2025 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 2 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
55953
International designator
2023-037AR
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Mar 2023Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
31 May 2025UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 31 Mar 2025
Time in orbit
2 years, 2 months806 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
70.0°N to 70.0°SFinal inclination 70.0°
Mass
305 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 25.0°N, 138.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 70.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.0°N and 70.0°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 2 monthsSTARLINK-5889’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 31 May 2025
5 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-037
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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