CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0632
STARLINK-3097
STARLINK-3097 (NORAD 49448) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 May 2024, after 2 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49448
International designator
2021-104AS
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
13 Nov 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
5 May 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 4 May 2024
Time in orbit
2 years, 5 months904 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.2°N to 53.2°SFinal inclination 53.2°
Mass
290 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G4
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.2°N and 53.2°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 5 monthsSTARLINK-3097’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 May 2024
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-104
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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