CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0272
STARLINK-30232
STARLINK-30232 (NORAD 57303) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 March 2026 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 2 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
57303
International designator
2023-096P
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
10 Jul 2023Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Mar 2026Recorded time 11:55 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 7 months971 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 11.0°S, 3.0°W at 11:55 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, 7 monthsSTARLINK-30232’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Mar 2026
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-0962024-1482STARLINK-302022025-1131STARLINK-302062025-1222STARLINK-302112025-1356STARLINK-301992025-1432STARLINK-301942025-1715STARLINK-302342025-1884STARLINK-301632026-0188STARLINK-302412026-0209STARLINK-301772026-0223STARLINK-302002026-0224STARLINK-301752026-0229STARLINK-30238In orbitStarlink Group 6-5-01In orbitStarlink Group 6-5-05In orbitStarlink Group 6-5-12In orbitStarlink Group 6-5-21
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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