CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-1037
STARLINK-4442
STARLINK-4442 (NORAD 53480) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 September 2026, after 4 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
53480
International designator
2022-099R
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
12 Aug 2022Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Sep 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 1 month1,508 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
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 1 monthSTARLINK-4442’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Sep 2026
5 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-0992025-0791STARLINK-44412025-1078STARLINK-44442025-1585STARLINK-44012026-0379STARLINK-43612026-0391STARLINK-44612026-0458STARLINK-44652026-0908STARLINK-44372026-0946STARLINK-44552026-0955STARLINK-44122026-1005STARLINK-44512026-1043STARLINK-44462026-1077STARLINK-4387In orbitStarlink Group 3-3-01In orbitStarlink Group 3-3-25In orbitStarlink Group 3-3-27In orbitStarlink Group 3-3-30In orbitStarlink Group 3-3-31In orbitStarlink Group 3-3-33
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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