RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-4038
STARLINK-4038 (NORAD 53150) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 March 2026 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
53150
International designator
2022-083U
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Jul 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Mar 2026Recorded time 09:37 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 8 months1,353 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°N, 177.0°E at 09:37 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 monthsSTARLINK-4038’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 31 Mar 2026
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-0832024-0914STARLINK-40662024-2200STARLINK-41542025-1047STARLINK-42732025-1135STARLINK-40992025-1343STARLINK-40932025-1917STARLINK-4063In orbitStarlink Group 4-22-25In orbitStarlink Group 4-22-27In orbitStarlink Group 4-22-28In orbitStarlink Group 4-22-29In orbitStarlink Group 4-22-30In orbitStarlink Group 4-22-31
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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