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Entry no.
2023-0275

STARLINK-1016

STARLINK-1016 (NORAD 44722) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 February 2023 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
44722
International designator
2019-074K
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
11 Nov 2019Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Feb 2023Recorded time 23:36 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 2 months1,186 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 1.0

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 46.0°N, 159.0°E at 23:36 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.

Life in orbit

3 years, 2 months

STARLINK-1016’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 9 Feb 2023

16 entries
2023-0265SL-18 DEB2023-0266CBERS 1 DEB2023-0267FENGYUN 1C DEB2023-0268COSMOS 2251 DEB2023-0269SL-18 DEB2023-0270SL-18 DEB2023-0271CZ-4 DEB2023-0272COSMOS 2251 DEB2023-0273CZ-2D DEB2023-0274WORLDVIEW 2 DEB2023-0276RESURS O1 DEB2023-0277RESURS O1 DEB+4 more

From the same launch

2019-074
2020-0190STARLINK-10402021-0155STARLINK-10452021-0282STARLINK-10252021-0365STARLINK-10442021-0488STARLINK-10232021-0489STARLINK-10512022-0275STARLINK-10642022-0637STARLINK-10502023-0892STARLINK-10652023-1053STARLINK-10372023-1423STARLINK-10222023-1579STARLINK-1034In orbitStarlink V1.0-L1-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L1-32In orbitStarlink V1.0-L1-35In orbitStarlink V1.0-L1-36In orbitStarlink V1.0-L1-39In orbitStarlink V1.0-L1-40
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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