RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-5228
STARLINK-5228 (NORAD 54180) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 May 2026 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
54180
International designator
2022-141Z
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
28 Oct 2022Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
4 May 2026Recorded time 10:32 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 6 months1,284 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.2°N to 53.2°SFinal inclination 53.2°
Mass
305 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G4
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 1.0°N, 113.0°W at 10:32 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, 6 monthsSTARLINK-5228’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 May 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-141
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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