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Entry no.
2022-1041

STARLINK-2172

STARLINK-2172 (NORAD 47755) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 April 2022, after 1 year, 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47755
International designator
2021-017AK
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Mar 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Apr 2022UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 1 month422 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

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.

Life in orbit

1 year, 1 month

STARLINK-2172’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 30 Apr 2022

16 entries
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From the same launch

2021-017
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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