CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1307
STARLINK-6161
STARLINK-6161 (NORAD 56380) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 July 2025 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 2 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
56380
International designator
2023-061G
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 May 2023Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Jul 2025UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 27 Jul 2025
Time in orbit
2 years, 2 months816 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 positionRecorded position 8.0°S, 100.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 43.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.0°N and 43.0°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 2 monthsSTARLINK-6161’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Jul 2025
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-061
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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