RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-6246
STARLINK-6246 (NORAD 57078) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 February 2026, after 2 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
57078
International designator
2023-088AG
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
22 Jun 2023Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Feb 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 7 months956 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
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. 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, 7 monthsSTARLINK-6246’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Feb 2026
8 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-088
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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