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Entry no.
2021-0493

STARLINK-2311

STARLINK-2311 (NORAD 47987) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 December 2021 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47987
International designator
2021-024L
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Mar 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Dec 2021Recorded time 01:16 UTC
Time in orbit
8 months271 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 1.0V2

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 30.0°N, 18.0°W at 01:16 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.

Life in orbit

8 months

STARLINK-2311’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 20 Dec 2021

10 entries
2021-0488STARLINK-10232021-0489STARLINK-10512021-0490NARSSCUBE-12021-0491STARLINK-19432021-0492LEMUR 2 BAXTER-OLIVER2021-0494STARLINK-22592021-0496SOYUZ MS-202021-0487COSMOS 2251 DEB2021-0495COSMOS 1408 DEB2021-0497COSMOS 1408 DEB

From the same launch

2021-024
2021-0427STARLINK-22622021-0428STARLINK-22772021-0494STARLINK-22592022-0046STARLINK-23162022-0047STARLINK-23182022-0051STARLINK-22972022-0073STARLINK-22892022-0074STARLINK-22612022-0075STARLINK-22812022-0076STARLINK-23022022-0077STARLINK-22872022-0412STARLINK-2313In orbitStarlink V1.0-L22-33In orbitStarlink V1.0-L22-34In orbitStarlink V1.0-L22-43In orbitStarlink V1.0-L22-46In orbitStarlink V1.0-L22-47
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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