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Entry no.
2022-0132

STARLINK-2208

STARLINK-2208 (NORAD 47422) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 January 2022 over the Indian Ocean, after 11 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47422
International designator
2021-006K
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Jan 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Jan 2022Recorded time 17:20 UTC
Time in orbit
11 months364 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0 G3

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 2.1°N, 69.6°E at 17:20 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.

Life in orbit

11 months

STARLINK-2208’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 23 Jan 2022

4 entries

From the same launch

2021-006
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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