CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0032
STARLINK-1918
STARLINK-1918 (NORAD 46768) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 January 2024 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 3 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official dateDate disputed
NORAD number
46768
International designator
2020-074AF
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Oct 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Jan 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 8 Jan 2025The records disagree on this date
Time in orbit
3 years, 2 months1,171 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 1.0V1
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 52.0°N, 28.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.1°N and 53.1°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 2 monthsSTARLINK-1918’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Jan 2024
1 entryFrom the same launch
2020-074
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.