RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-4518
STARLINK-4518 (NORAD 53550) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 February 2026, after 3 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
53550
International designator
2022-101Z
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
19 Aug 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Feb 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 5 months1,269 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
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, 5 monthsSTARLINK-4518’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Feb 2026
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-1012024-1303STARLINK-45162025-0127STARLINK-44882025-1693STARLINK-45472025-1868STARLINK-4511PendingSTARLINK-4118PendingSTARLINK-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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