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Entry no.
2023-1516

STARLINK-1299

STARLINK-1299 (NORAD 45418) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 August 2023, after 3 years, 5 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
45418
International designator
2020-019BL
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 Mar 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Aug 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 5 months1,254 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.0°N to 53.0°SFinal inclination 53.0°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0

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

3 years, 5 months

STARLINK-1299’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 24 Aug 2023

1 entry

From the same launch

2020-019
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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