RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-5982
STARLINK-5982 (NORAD 56817) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 February 2026 over Asia, after 2 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
56817
International designator
2023-078BC
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
31 May 2023Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Feb 2026Recorded time 11:52 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 8 months988 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 14.0°N, 76.0°E at 11:52 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, 8 monthsSTARLINK-5982’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Feb 2026
7 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-0782025-0541STARLINK-63392025-0766STARLINK-60572025-1025STARLINK-60682025-1466STARLINK-59782025-1494STARLINK-6325PendingSTARLINK-6070PendingSTARLINK-6063In orbitStarlink Group 2-10-01In orbitStarlink Group 2-10-25In orbitStarlink Group 2-10-26In orbitStarlink Group 2-10-27In orbitStarlink Group 2-10-28In orbitStarlink Group 2-10-29
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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