RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-3573
STARLINK-3573 (NORAD 51794) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 July 2026, after 4 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
51794
International designator
2022-017AC
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
25 Feb 2022Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Jul 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 4 months1,606 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.2°N to 53.2°SFinal inclination 53.2°
Mass
297 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G4
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 53.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.2°N and 53.2°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 4 monthsSTARLINK-3573’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 20 Jul 2026
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-0172023-1084STARLINK-35962023-2021STARLINK-36002024-0611STARLINK-35812024-1050STARLINK-36272024-1321STARLINK-36302025-1900STARLINK-3557PendingSTARLINK-3603PendingSTARLINK-3633In orbitStarlink Group 4-11-01In orbitStarlink Group 4-11-25In orbitStarlink Group 4-11-28In orbitStarlink Group 4-11-31In orbitStarlink Group 4-11-32In orbitStarlink Group 4-11-34
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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