CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0196
STARLINK-4042
STARLINK-4042 (NORAD 52661) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 February 2026 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
52661
International designator
2022-053F
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 May 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Feb 2026Recorded time 03:33 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 8 months1,371 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.2°N to 53.2°SFinal inclination 53.2°
Mass
297 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G4
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 34.0°N, 173.0°E at 03:33 UTC. 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, 8 monthsSTARLINK-4042’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 17 Feb 2026
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-0532024-2094STARLINK-40392024-2095STARLINK-40252024-2182STARLINK-39452025-0086STARLINK-40032025-1361STARLINK-40282026-0846STARLINK-4078In orbitStarlink Group 4-18-01In orbitStarlink Group 4-18-25In orbitStarlink Group 4-18-26In orbitStarlink Group 4-18-27In orbitStarlink Group 4-18-29In orbitStarlink Group 4-18-30
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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