CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1971
STARLINK-1211
STARLINK-1211 (NORAD 45208) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 December 2023 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45208
International designator
2020-012AG
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Feb 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Dec 2023UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 5 Dec 2023
Time in orbit
3 years, 9 months1,388 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
Recorded positionRecorded position 49.0°S, 93.0°W. 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, 9 monthsSTARLINK-1211’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Dec 2023
1 entryFrom the same launch
2020-0122020-0048STARLINK-12202020-0053FALCON 9 R/B2021-0214STARLINK-11052021-0269STARLINK-11982021-0425STARLINK-12542021-0516STARLINK-11882022-0117STARLINK-12042022-1324STARLINK-12142022-2062STARLINK-12182022-2112STARLINK-12292023-0880STARLINK-12032023-1360STARLINK-1241In 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
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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