CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0297
STARLINK-2276
STARLINK-2276 (NORAD 48601) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 August 2021 over Asia, after 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48601
International designator
2021-041BA
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 May 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Aug 2021Recorded time 05:07 UTC
Time in orbit
3 months102 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
Recorded positionRecorded position 46.0°N, 65.0°E at 05:07 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.
Life in orbit
3 monthsSTARLINK-2276’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Aug 2021
1 entryFrom the same launch
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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