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Entry no.
2024-0923

STARLINK-1539

STARLINK-1539 (NORAD 46072) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 June 2024 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 10 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
46072
International designator
2020-055AX
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Aug 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Jun 2024Recorded time 01:22 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 10 months1,419 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 19.0°N, 165.0°W at 01:22 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 years, 10 months

STARLINK-1539’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 26 Jun 2024

11 entries
2024-0924STARLINK-21862024-0926STARLINK-51102024-0928STARLINK-54782024-0930PICO-01H0042024-0931PICO-01I0022024-0932UNICORN-2K2024-0921FREGAT DEB2024-0922FREGAT DEB2024-0925COSMOS 1408 DEB2024-0927CZ-6A DEB2024-0929ISS DEB

From the same launch

2020-055
2021-0285STARLINK-15622022-0032STARLINK-15352022-1571STARLINK-15142023-1771GLOBAL-72023-1880STARLINK-15612023-1942STARLINK-15152024-0433GLOBAL-82024-0532STARLINK-15292024-0720STARLINK-15762024-0754STARLINK-15842024-0903STARLINK-15302024-1209STARLINK-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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