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Entry no.
2024-0688

STARLINK-1126

STARLINK-1126 (NORAD 44951) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 May 2024 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 4 years, 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
44951
International designator
2020-001AP
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Jan 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
15 May 2024Recorded time 00:04 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 4 months1,590 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 1.0

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 33.0°S, 30.0°W at 00:04 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.

Life in orbit

4 years, 4 months

STARLINK-1126’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 15 May 2024

13 entries

From the same launch

2020-001
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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