CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0303
STARLINK-1685
STARLINK-1685 (NORAD 46540) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 August 2021 over the Indian Ocean, after 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46540
International designator
2020-070J
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
6 Oct 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Aug 2021UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 28 Aug 2021
Time in orbit
10 months327 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.1°N to 53.1°SFinal inclination 53.1°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0V1
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 23.0°S, 39.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.1°N and 53.1°S.
Life in orbit
10 monthsSTARLINK-1685’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 29 Aug 2021
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-070
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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