RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-30159
STARLINK-30159 (NORAD 57440) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 January 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 2 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
57440
International designator
2023-105L
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Jul 2023Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Jan 2026Recorded time 09:59 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 5 months904 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.0°N to 43.0°SFinal inclination 43.0°
Mass
730 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2M
Programme
Starlink 2M S2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 6.0°S, 100.0°W at 09:59 UTC. 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, 5 monthsSTARLINK-30159’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 13 Jan 2026
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-1052025-1147STARLINK-301702025-1153STARLINK-301732025-1180STARLINK-30180PendingSTARLINK-30183PendingSTARLINK-30189PendingSTARLINK-30237PendingSTARLINK-30188In orbitStarlink Group 6-6-04In orbitStarlink Group 6-6-05In orbitStarlink Group 6-6-09In orbitStarlink Group 6-6-12In orbitStarlink Group 6-6-13In orbitStarlink Group 6-6-14
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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