CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1513
STARLINK-30709
STARLINK-30709 (NORAD 57948) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 September 2025 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
57948
International designator
2023-148P
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
25 Sep 2023Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Sep 2025Recorded time 04:00 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 11 months728 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.1°N to 53.1°SFinal inclination 53.1°
Mass
730 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2M
Programme
Starlink 2M S1
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 53.0°S, 122.0°W at 04:00 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.1°N and 53.1°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 11 monthsSTARLINK-30709’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Sep 2025
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-148
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.