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Entry no.
2024-0720

STARLINK-1576

STARLINK-1576 (NORAD 46040) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 May 2024 over the western Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
46040
International designator
2020-055P
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Aug 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
20 May 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 9 months1,382 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 1.0V1

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 3.0°N, 139.0°E. 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, 9 months

STARLINK-1576’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 20 May 2024

11 entries
2024-0718PROXIMA II2024-0721STARLINK-16132024-0722STARLINK-18512024-0723STARLINK-20112024-0724STARLINK-32632024-0726THYBOLT-12024-0716FENGYUN 1C DEB2024-0717NOAA 16 DEB2024-0725COSMOS 1408 DEB2024-0727CZ-6A DEB2024-0719OBJECT N

From the same launch

2020-055
2021-0285STARLINK-15622022-0032STARLINK-15352022-1571STARLINK-15142023-1771GLOBAL-72023-1880STARLINK-15612023-1942STARLINK-15152024-0433GLOBAL-82024-0532STARLINK-15292024-0754STARLINK-15842024-0903STARLINK-15302024-0923STARLINK-15392024-1209STARLINK-1532In orbitStarlink V1.0-L9-03In orbitStarlink V1.0-L9-18In orbitStarlink V1.0-L9-21In orbitStarlink V1.0-L9-23In orbitStarlink V1.0-L9-27In orbitStarlink V1.0-L9-37
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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