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Entry no.
2023-0880

STARLINK-1203

STARLINK-1203 (NORAD 45202) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 April 2023 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
45202
International designator
2020-012AA
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Feb 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Apr 2023Recorded time 07:16 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 2 months1,158 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
52.9°N to 52.9°SFinal inclination 52.9°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
SpaceX
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 27.0°N, 128.0°W at 07:16 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-1203’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 20 Apr 2023

12 entries
2023-0875RHESSI2023-0885SPACEBEE-682023-0876COSMOS 2251 DEB2023-0877COSMOS 2251 DEB2023-0878COSMOS 2251 DEB2023-0879COSMOS 2251 DEB2023-0881RESURS O1 DEB2023-0882RESURS O1 DEB2023-0883RESURS O1 DEB2023-0884RESURS O1 DEB2023-0886FALCON 9 DEB2023-0887CZ-6A DEB

From the same launch

2020-012
2020-0048STARLINK-12202020-0053FALCON 9 R/B2021-0214STARLINK-11052021-0269STARLINK-11982021-0425STARLINK-12542021-0516STARLINK-11882022-0117STARLINK-12042022-1324STARLINK-12142022-2062STARLINK-12182022-2112STARLINK-12292023-1360STARLINK-12412023-1689STARLINK-1192In orbitStarlink V1.0-L4-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L4-35In orbitStarlink V1.0-L4-40In orbitStarlink V1.0-L4-45In orbitStarlink V1.0-L4-46
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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