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Entry no.
2021-0425

STARLINK-1254

STARLINK-1254 (NORAD 45216) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 November 2021, after 1 year, 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
45216
International designator
2020-012AQ
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Feb 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Nov 2021UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 26 Nov 2021
Time in orbit
1 year, 9 months649 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 1.0

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.

Life in orbit

1 year, 9 months

STARLINK-1254’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

From the same launch

2020-012
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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