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Entry no.
2023-1999

STARLINK-1472

STARLINK-1472 (NORAD 45736) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 December 2023 over Asia, after 3 years, 5 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
45736
International designator
2020-038G
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
13 Jun 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Dec 2023Recorded time 00:27 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 5 months1,274 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 1.0V1

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 43.0°N, 74.0°E at 00:27 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, 5 months

STARLINK-1472’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

From the same launch

2020-038
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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