CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1781
STARLINK-5138
STARLINK-5138 (NORAD 54078) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 November 2025, after 3 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
54078
International designator
2022-136AD
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
20 Oct 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Nov 2025UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 23 Nov 2025
Time in orbit
3 years, 1 month1,131 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
3 years, 1 monthSTARLINK-5138’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Nov 2025
2 entriesFrom the same launch
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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