CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-0885
STARLINK-1939
STARLINK-1939 (NORAD 46774) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 April 2022, after 1 year, 5 months in orbit.
Official dateDate disputed
NORAD number
46774
International designator
2020-074AM
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Oct 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Apr 2022UTC calendar dayThe records disagree on this date
Time in orbit
1 year, 5 months539 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.1°N to 53.1°SFinal inclination 53.1°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0V1
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.1°N and 53.1°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 5 monthsSTARLINK-1939’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Apr 2022
9 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-074
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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