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Entry no.
2022-0073

STARLINK-2289

STARLINK-2289 (NORAD 47983) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 January 2022 over Asia, after 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47983
International designator
2021-024G
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Mar 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Jan 2022Recorded time 01:28 UTC
Time in orbit
9 months298 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 1.0V2

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 53.0°N, 102.0°E at 01:28 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.

Life in orbit

9 months

STARLINK-2289’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 16 Jan 2022

10 entries

From the same launch

2021-024
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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