RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-6201
STARLINK-6201 (NORAD 56486) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 March 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 2 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
56486
International designator
2023-064AQ
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
10 May 2023Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Mar 2026Recorded time 01:32 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 10 months1,047 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 52.0°S, 155.0°W at 01:32 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 70.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.0°N and 70.0°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 10 monthsSTARLINK-6201’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Mar 2026
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-064
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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