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Entry no.
2024-0490

STARLINK-2149

STARLINK-2149 (NORAD 47738) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 April 2024, after 3 years, 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47738
International designator
2021-017S
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Mar 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Apr 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 12 Apr 2024
Time in orbit
3 years, 1 month1,136 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.0°N to 53.0°SFinal inclination 53.0°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
SpaceX
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0V2

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, 1 month

STARLINK-2149’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 13 Apr 2024

13 entries
2024-0489PICASSO-BEL2024-0491STARLINK-23002024-0493SPACEBEE-1532024-0494SL-4 R/B2024-0481SL-12 DEB2024-0482FENGYUN 1C DEB2024-0483COSMOS 2251 DEB2024-0484DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB2024-0485FENGYUN 1C DEB2024-0486FREGAT DEB2024-0487FREGAT DEB2024-0488FREGAT DEB+1 more

From the same launch

2021-017
2021-0106FALCON 9 R/B2022-0506STARLINK-21772022-0960STARLINK-21762022-1041STARLINK-21722022-1042STARLINK-21832023-1633STARLINK-22122024-0690STARLINK-21542024-0971STARLINK-21582024-1079STARLINK-21482024-1120STARLINK-21682024-1492STARLINK-21322024-2204STARLINK-2189In orbitStarlink V1.0-L17-01In orbitStarlink V1.0-L17-25In orbitStarlink V1.0-L17-26In orbitStarlink V1.0-L17-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L17-32In orbitStarlink V1.0-L17-39
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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