Week in Space Data, every Friday.
TIP message of 4 Nov, 15:58 UTC.
Between 02:24 and 06:24 UTC on Thu 5 Nov
Predicted 04:24 UTC, plus or minus 2 hours.
Window opens in about 5 hours.
That window spans about 3 orbits, so it could come down anywhere along about 3 laps of its path, between about 53.1°S and 53.1°N.
Space-Track update of 4 Nov, 15:58 UTC. Next update expected in about 35 minutes.
Between 02:24 and 06:24 UTC the object makes about 3 laps between about 53.1°S and 53.1°N. The shaded band shows the latitudes it passes over. It could come down anywhere in this band, or burn up entirely.
We email you when Space-Track's prediction for STARLINK-2298 moves by more than an hour and more than half its previous window, or first narrows below 2 hours, at most once every 6 hours, and once when it is recorded as re-entered. No account. Stop in one click. Not for safety decisions.
| Message (UTC) | Predicted (UTC) | Plus or minus | Window drawn on a shared time axis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov, 03:27 UTC | 03:03 Thu 5 Novplus or minus 19 hours | 19 hours | |
| 2 Nov, 04:28 UTC | 03:01 Thu 5 Novplus or minus 14 hours | 14 hours | |
| 3 Nov, 03:55 UTC |
Latitudes it passes over (about 53.1°S to 53.1°N)
Only the latitude band is shown: paths computed from the latest orbital elements did not match the prediction closely enough to draw. Map: Natural Earth (public domain), equirectangular.
| 03:01 Thu 5 Novplus or minus 11 hours |
| 11 hours |
| 4 Nov, 05:04 UTC | 03:23 Thu 5 Novplus or minus 4 hours | 4 hours |
| 4 Nov, 15:58 UTC | 04:24 Thu 5 Novplus or minus 2 hours | 2 hours |
The bars (wider screens) draw each window on one time axis, with a tick at the predicted time. The window is read as plus or minus that many minutes; Space-Track's documentation does not define the unit, so we cross-check it against NASA and ESA (see How we read these predictions).