RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-36253
STARLINK-36253 (NORAD 68028) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 November 2026, after 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
68028
International designator
2026-040P
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
1 Mar 2026Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Nov 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 months250 days
How it ended
Re-entered
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
575 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2MO
Programme
Starlink 2MO S4
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 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
8 monthsSTARLINK-36253’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Nov 2026
1 entryFrom the same launch
2026-040
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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