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Entry no.
2020-0194

STARLINK-44

STARLINK-44 (NORAD 44261) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 September 2020, after 1 year, 3 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
44261
International designator
2019-029AC
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 May 2019Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Sep 2020UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 3 months470 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.0°N to 53.0°SFinal inclination 53.0°
Mass
227 kg
Operator
SpaceX
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 0.9

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.

Life in orbit

1 year, 3 months

STARLINK-44’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 5 Sep 2020

2 entries
2020-0192Tanyusha YuZGU No. 32020-0193STARLINK-40

From the same launch

2019-029
2020-0035STARLINK-462020-0117STARLINK-672020-0168STARLINK-222020-0169STARLINK-412020-0173STARLINK-282020-0174STARLINK-662020-0176STARLINK-582020-0178STARLINK-622020-0181STARLINK-332020-0186STARLINK-252020-0187STARLINK-232020-0188STARLINK-51
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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