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Entry no.
2025-1904

STARLINK-5957

STARLINK-5957 (NORAD 55995) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 December 2025 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 2 years, 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
55995
International designator
2023-042K
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Mar 2023Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Dec 2025Recorded time 20:11 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 9 months1,008 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.0°N to 43.0°SFinal inclination 43.0°
Mass
305 kg
Operator
SpaceX
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G5

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 39.0°S, 100.0°W at 20:11 UTC. 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, 9 months

STARLINK-5957’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 26 Dec 2025

3 entries
2025-1902STARLINK-11422025-1905SQX-1 R/B2025-1903NOAA 17 DEB

From the same launch

2023-042
2024-0905STARLINK-59042024-2171STARLINK-59622025-0034STARLINK-5784In orbitStarlink Group 5-5-01In orbitStarlink Group 5-5-25In orbitStarlink Group 5-5-26In orbitStarlink Group 5-5-27In orbitStarlink Group 5-5-28In orbitStarlink Group 5-5-29
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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