RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-30546
STARLINK-30546 (NORAD 58003) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 April 2026 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 2 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
58003
International designator
2023-153N
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
5 Oct 2023Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Apr 2026Recorded time 12:02 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 6 months926 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 12.0°S, 3.0°W at 12:02 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, 6 monthsSTARLINK-30546’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 18 Apr 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-153
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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