CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0312
STARLINK-1632
STARLINK-1632 (NORAD 46170) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 September 2021 over the Indian Ocean, after 1 year in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46170
International designator
2020-057BF
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 Aug 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Sep 2021Recorded time 20:43 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year390 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 1.0V1
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 14.0°N, 90.0°E at 20:43 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 yearSTARLINK-1632’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Sep 2021
1 entryFrom the same launch
2020-0572021-0270STARLINK-15922021-0331STARLINK-16072022-0219STARLINK-15992023-1282SKYSAT C182023-1943STARLINK-16382024-0148SKYSAT C192024-0262SKYSAT C172024-0721STARLINK-16132024-0910STARLINK-15892024-0969STARLINK-16152024-1371STARLINK-16342024-1778STARLINK-1620In orbitStarlink V1.0-L10-12In orbitStarlink V1.0-L10-24
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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