CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0518
STARLINK-4349
STARLINK-4349 (NORAD 53044) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 May 2026 over the Indian Ocean, after 3 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
53044
International designator
2022-077B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
11 Jul 2022Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
3 May 2026Recorded time 12:02 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 9 months1,392 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
297 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G3
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 27.0°S, 95.0°E at 12:02 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 9 monthsSTARLINK-4349’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 May 2026
8 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-077
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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