CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0760
STARLINK-2548
STARLINK-2548 (NORAD 48285) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 May 2024 over the Indian Ocean, after 3 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48285
International designator
2021-036K
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
29 Apr 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
25 May 2024Recorded time 02:40 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years1,122 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 1.0V2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 49.0°S, 117.0°E at 02:40 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.
Life in orbit
3 yearsSTARLINK-2548’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 May 2024
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-0362024-0681STARLINK-25272024-0692STARLINK-25322024-0739STARLINK-25442024-1043STARLINK-25282024-2148STARLINK-25562025-0077STARLINK-24412025-0081STARLINK-25462025-0082STARLINK-25412025-0083STARLINK-24772025-0167STARLINK-25202025-0819STARLINK-25802025-1543STARLINK-2562In orbitStarlink V1.0-L24-02In orbitStarlink V1.0-L24-26In orbitStarlink V1.0-L24-27In orbitStarlink V1.0-L24-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L24-30In orbitStarlink V1.0-L24-31
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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