CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0924
STARLINK-2186
STARLINK-2186 (NORAD 48561) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 June 2024 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48561
International designator
2021-041J
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 May 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Jun 2024Recorded time 03:49 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 1 month1,138 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 15.0°N, 163.0°E at 03:49 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, 1 monthSTARLINK-2186’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 Jun 2024
11 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-0412021-0297STARLINK-22762022-0220STARLINK-21732022-0961STARLINK-22462024-0030STARLINK-22422024-0414CAPELLA-6 (WHITNEY)2024-0625STARLINK-22562024-0682STARLINK-22742024-0694STARLINK-22332024-0740STARLINK-22152024-0741STARLINK-22482024-0756STARLINK-21672025-0003STARLINK-2240In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-01In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-25In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-26In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-28In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-30
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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