RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-4264
STARLINK-4264 (NORAD 52993) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 February 2026, after 3 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
52993
International designator
2022-076H
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Jul 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Feb 2026UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 31 Jan 2026
Time in orbit
3 years, 7 months1,329 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
3 years, 7 monthsSTARLINK-4264’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Feb 2026
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-076
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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