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STARLINK-4015

STARLINK-4015 (NORAD 52616) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 February 2026 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 3 years, 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
52616
International designator
2022-052U
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
14 May 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Feb 2026Recorded time 07:37 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 8 months1,360 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.2°N to 53.2°SFinal inclination 53.2°
Mass
297 kg
Operator
SpaceX
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G4

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 11.0°S, 14.0°W at 07:37 UTC. 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, 8 months

STARLINK-4015’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 2 Feb 2026

8 entries
PendingSTARLINK-1979PendingSTARLINK-5103PendingSTARLINK-5073PendingSTARLINK-6246PendingPICO-02I029PendingPICO-02D024PendingHADES-RPendingPEGASUS DEB

From the same launch

2022-052
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