CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0434
STARLINK-5024
STARLINK-5024 (NORAD 53901) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 April 2026 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 3 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
53901
International designator
2022-119R
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Sep 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Apr 2026Recorded time 04:39 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 6 months1,298 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
Recorded positionRecorded position 36.0°S, 0.0°E at 04:39 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, 6 monthsSTARLINK-5024’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Apr 2026
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-1192022-2125STARLINK-50052025-0138STARLINK-47652025-0459STARLINK-50632025-1750STARLINK-50082025-1789STARLINK-50152025-1924STARLINK-50562026-0659STARLINK-50172026-0730STARLINK-50342026-0754STARLINK-50422026-0767STARLINK-50002026-0769STARLINK-50322026-1120STARLINK-5041In orbitStarlink Group 4-35-01In orbitStarlink Group 4-35-26In orbitStarlink Group 4-35-27In orbitStarlink Group 4-35-28In orbitStarlink Group 4-35-29In orbitStarlink Group 4-35-31
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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