CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0172
STARLINK-30185
STARLINK-30185 (NORAD 57459) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 February 2026 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 2 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
57459
International designator
2023-107C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
28 Jul 2023Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Feb 2026Recorded time 19:05 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 6 months930 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.0°N to 43.0°SFinal inclination 43.0°
Mass
730 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2M
Programme
Starlink 2M S2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 7.0°N, 173.0°E at 19:05 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, 6 monthsSTARLINK-30185’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Feb 2026
7 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-1072023-1565STARLINK-301672023-1751STARLINK-301562025-1099STARLINK-301152025-1856STARLINK-301902026-0136STARLINK-301102026-0409STARLINK-301872026-0674STARLINK-30091In orbitStarlink Group 6-7-01In orbitStarlink Group 6-7-02In orbitStarlink Group 6-7-04In orbitStarlink Group 6-7-05In orbitStarlink Group 6-7-06In orbitStarlink Group 6-7-09
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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