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Entry no.
2021-0135

STARLINK-26

STARLINK-26 (NORAD 44240) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 April 2021 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 1 year, 10 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
44240
International designator
2019-029F
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 May 2019Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Apr 2021Recorded time 12:27 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 10 months687 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

Recorded position

Recorded position 30.0°S, 18.0°W at 12:27 UTC. 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, 10 months

STARLINK-26’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 10 Apr 2021

2 entries
2021-0134IRIDIUM 33 DEB2021-0136FALCON 9 DEB

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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