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Entry no.
2022-1633

STARLINK-61

STARLINK-61 (NORAD 44249) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 July 2022 over Africa, after 3 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
44249
International designator
2019-029Q
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 May 2019Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Jul 2022Recorded time 03:52 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 2 months1,162 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
52.9°N to 52.9°SFinal inclination 52.9°
Mass
227 kg
Operator
SpaceX
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 0.9

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 16.0°N, 16.0°E at 03:52 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 52.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 52.9°N and 52.9°S.

Life in orbit

3 years, 2 months

STARLINK-61’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 29 Jul 2022

1 entry
2022-1634COSMOS 1408 DEB

From the same launch

2019-029
2020-0035STARLINK-462020-0117STARLINK-672020-0168STARLINK-222020-0169STARLINK-412020-0173STARLINK-282020-0174STARLINK-662020-0176STARLINK-582020-0178STARLINK-622020-0181STARLINK-332020-0186STARLINK-252020-0187STARLINK-232020-0188STARLINK-51
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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