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Entry no.
2021-0531

STARLINK-3280

STARLINK-3280 (NORAD 50184) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 December 2021, after 10 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
50184
International designator
2021-125AE
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 Dec 2021Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Dec 2021UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
10 days10 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.2°N to 53.2°SFinal inclination 53.2°
Mass
290 kg
Operator
SpaceX
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G4

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 53.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.2°N and 53.2°S.

Life in orbit

10 days

Also ended on 28 Dec 2021

5 entries
2021-0527COSMOS 2251 DEB2021-0528COSMOS 1408 DEB2021-0529COSMOS 1408 DEB2021-0530COSMOS 1408 DEB2021-0532COSMOS 1408 DEB

From the same launch

2021-125
2022-1377STARLINK-33072024-0233STARLINK-33032024-0724STARLINK-32632024-2149STARLINK-32882025-1373STARLINK-32752025-1710STARLINK-33132025-1776STARLINK-33092025-1923STARLINK-3317PendingSTARLINK-3296PendingSTARLINK-3284PendingSTARLINK-3262PendingSTARLINK-3269In orbitStarlink Group 4-4-25In orbitStarlink Group 4-4-26In orbitStarlink Group 4-4-27In orbitStarlink Group 4-4-28In orbitStarlink Group 4-4-30In orbitStarlink Group 4-4-31
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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