CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0971
STARLINK-4456
STARLINK-4456 (NORAD 53673) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 September 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 4 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
53673
International designator
2022-105AB
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
31 Aug 2022Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Sep 2026Recorded time 09:33 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years1,474 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
300 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G3
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 24.0°S, 172.0°W at 09:33 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.
Life in orbit
4 yearsSTARLINK-4456’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 13 Sep 2026
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Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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