RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-30228
STARLINK-30228 (NORAD 57502) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 February 2026 over the Indian Ocean, after 2 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
57502
International designator
2023-113H
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Aug 2023Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Feb 2026UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 29 Jan 2026
Time in orbit
2 years, 5 months909 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 43.0°S, 29.0°E. 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-30228’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 1 Feb 2026
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-113
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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