RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-3870
STARLINK-3870 (NORAD 52451) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 May 2026 over the Indian Ocean, after 4 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
52451
International designator
2022-049A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
6 May 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 May 2026Recorded time 04:46 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years1,481 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
Recorded positionRecorded position 39.0°S, 58.0°E at 04:46 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.2°N and 53.2°S.
Life in orbit
4 yearsSTARLINK-3870’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 May 2026
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-0492024-2093STARLINK-38422025-0004STARLINK-38652025-0659STARLINK-39052025-1046STARLINK-3840PendingSTARLINK-3855PendingSTARLINK-3894In orbitStarlink Group 4-17-25In orbitStarlink Group 4-17-26In orbitStarlink Group 4-17-27In orbitStarlink Group 4-17-28In orbitStarlink Group 4-17-29In orbitStarlink Group 4-17-30
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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