CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0225
STARLINK-1438
STARLINK-1438 (NORAD 45715) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 June 2021, after 1 year in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45715
International designator
2020-035BL
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Jun 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Jun 2021UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 26 Jun 2021
Time in orbit
1 year388 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
52.9°N to 52.9°SFinal inclination 52.9°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0
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 52.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 52.9°N and 52.9°S.
Life in orbit
1 yearSTARLINK-1438’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2020-0352020-0149STARLINK-14402021-0010STARLINK-14472022-0438STARLINK-14062022-0505STARLINK-14392023-1631STARLINK-14192024-0105STARLINK-14102024-0833STARLINK-14422024-0902STARLINK-14362024-0978STARLINK-13962024-1087STARLINK-13702024-1106STARLINK-14092024-1138STARLINK-1441In orbitStarlink V1.0-L7-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L7-30In orbitStarlink V1.0-L7-33In orbitStarlink V1.0-L7-37In orbitStarlink V1.0-L7-39In orbitStarlink V1.0-L7-40
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.