CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0388
STARLINK-1178
STARLINK-1178 (NORAD 45063) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 October 2021 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45063
International designator
2020-006V
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
29 Jan 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Oct 2021UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 9 months641 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 1.0
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 2.0°S, 98.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.1°N and 53.1°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 9 monthsSTARLINK-1178’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 31 Oct 2021
1 entryFrom the same launch
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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