RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-6284
STARLINK-6284 (NORAD 56403) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 March 2026 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 2 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
56403
International designator
2023-061AF
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 May 2023Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Mar 2026UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 4 Mar 2026
Time in orbit
2 years, 10 months1,036 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.0°N to 43.0°SFinal inclination 43.0°
Mass
305 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G5
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 12.0°N, 117.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 43.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.0°N and 43.0°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 10 monthsSTARLINK-6284’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Mar 2026
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-061
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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