RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-3952
STARLINK-3952 (NORAD 52534) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 April 2026 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 3 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
52534
International designator
2022-051B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
13 May 2022Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Apr 2026UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 17 Apr 2025
Time in orbit
3 years, 11 months1,435 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 38.0°S, 4.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.2°N and 53.2°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 11 monthsSTARLINK-3952’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 17 Apr 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-0512024-0763STARLINK-39392024-2187STARLINK-39242025-0078STARLINK-38862025-0162STARLINK-39512025-0862STARLINK-38692025-1105STARLINK-39542025-1473STARLINK-3949PendingSTARLINK-3763PendingSTARLINK-3920PendingSTARLINK-3858PendingSTARLINK-3893In orbitStarlink Group 4-13-25In orbitStarlink Group 4-13-27In orbitStarlink Group 4-13-28In orbitStarlink Group 4-13-29In orbitStarlink Group 4-13-30In orbitStarlink Group 4-13-31
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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