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Entry no.
2021-0224

STARLINK-68

STARLINK-68 (NORAD 44279) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 June 2021 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 2 years, 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
44279
International designator
2019-029AW
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 May 2019Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Jun 2021UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 1 month764 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 13.0°S, 77.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.

Life in orbit

2 years, 1 month

STARLINK-68’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 26 Jun 2021

1 entry
2021-0223STARS-ME

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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