RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-4118
STARLINK-4118 (NORAD 53538) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 February 2026 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
53538
International designator
2022-101M
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
19 Aug 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Feb 2026Recorded time 22:56 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 5 months1,268 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.2°N to 53.2°SFinal inclination 53.2°
Mass
300 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G4
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 16.0°N, 142.0°W at 22:56 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, 5 monthsSTARLINK-4118’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Feb 2026
7 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-1012024-1303STARLINK-45162025-0127STARLINK-44882025-1693STARLINK-45472025-1868STARLINK-4511PendingSTARLINK-4518PendingSTARLINK-4508In orbitStarlink Group 4-27-25In orbitStarlink Group 4-27-26In orbitStarlink Group 4-27-27In orbitStarlink Group 4-27-28In orbitStarlink Group 4-27-29In orbitStarlink Group 4-27-30
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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