CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0190
STARLINK-2638
STARLINK-2638 (NORAD 48477) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 June 2021, after 24 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48477
International designator
2021-040BB
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
9 May 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Jun 2021Recorded time 22:44 UTC
Time in orbit
24 days24 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.0°N to 53.0°SFinal inclination 53.0°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0V2
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 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.
Life in orbit
24 daysAlso ended on 2 Jun 2021
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-0402021-0266STARLINK-25292024-0693STARLINK-27292024-0698STARLINK-22692024-1107STARLINK-24962024-1175STARLINK-26322024-1176STARLINK-25082024-1222STARLINK-26522024-1223STARLINK-26902024-1450STARLINK-22472024-2177STARLINK-27232025-0096STARLINK-27492025-0097STARLINK-2689In orbitStarlink V1.0-L27-01In orbitStarlink V1.0-L27-25In orbitStarlink V1.0-L27-26In orbitStarlink V1.0-L27-27In orbitStarlink V1.0-L27-28In orbitStarlink V1.0-L27-31
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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