CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0030
STARLINK-2242
STARLINK-2242 (NORAD 48587) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 January 2024 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 2 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official dateDate disputed
NORAD number
48587
International designator
2021-041AL
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 May 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Jan 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 7 Jan 2025The records disagree on this date
Time in orbit
2 years, 7 months967 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.1°N to 53.1°SFinal inclination 53.1°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0V2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 26.0°N, 83.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.1°N and 53.1°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 7 monthsSTARLINK-2242’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2021-0412021-0297STARLINK-22762022-0220STARLINK-21732022-0961STARLINK-22462024-0414CAPELLA-6 (WHITNEY)2024-0625STARLINK-22562024-0682STARLINK-22742024-0694STARLINK-22332024-0740STARLINK-22152024-0741STARLINK-22482024-0756STARLINK-21672024-0924STARLINK-21862025-0003STARLINK-2240In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-01In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-25In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-26In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-28In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-30
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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