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Entry no.
2021-0489

STARLINK-1051

STARLINK-1051 (NORAD 44756) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 December 2021 over the Indian Ocean, after 2 years, 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
44756
International designator
2019-074AV
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
11 Nov 2019Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Dec 2021Recorded time 12:45 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 1 month770 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.0°N to 53.0°SFinal inclination 53.0°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
SpaceX
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 30.0°S, 88.0°E at 12:45 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.

Life in orbit

2 years, 1 month

STARLINK-1051’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 20 Dec 2021

10 entries
2021-0488STARLINK-10232021-0490NARSSCUBE-12021-0491STARLINK-19432021-0492LEMUR 2 BAXTER-OLIVER2021-0493STARLINK-23112021-0494STARLINK-22592021-0496SOYUZ MS-202021-0487COSMOS 2251 DEB2021-0495COSMOS 1408 DEB2021-0497COSMOS 1408 DEB

From the same launch

2019-074
2020-0190STARLINK-10402021-0155STARLINK-10452021-0282STARLINK-10252021-0365STARLINK-10442021-0488STARLINK-10232022-0275STARLINK-10642022-0637STARLINK-10502023-0275STARLINK-10162023-0892STARLINK-10652023-1053STARLINK-10372023-1423STARLINK-10222023-1579STARLINK-1034In orbitStarlink V1.0-L1-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L1-32In orbitStarlink V1.0-L1-35In orbitStarlink V1.0-L1-36In orbitStarlink V1.0-L1-39In orbitStarlink V1.0-L1-40
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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