RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-5851
STARLINK-5851 (NORAD 55947) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 May 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
55947
International designator
2023-037AK
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Mar 2023Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
6 May 2026Recorded time 15:26 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 1 month1,146 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
70.0°N to 70.0°SFinal inclination 70.0°
Mass
305 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 18.0°S, 155.0°W at 15:26 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 70.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.0°N and 70.0°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 1 monthSTARLINK-5851’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 May 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-037
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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