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Entry no.
2024-1107

STARLINK-2496

STARLINK-2496 (NORAD 48486) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 August 2024 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 3 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
48486
International designator
2021-040BL
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
9 May 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Aug 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 1 Aug 2024
Time in orbit
3 years, 2 months1,181 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 1.0V2

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 7.0°N, 28.0°W. 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, 2 months

STARLINK-2496’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 2 Aug 2024

9 entries
2024-1105Tianqi Xingzuo 1-052024-1106STARLINK-14092024-1109RECURVE2024-1110XINGSHIDAI-162024-1102COSMOS 2251 DEB2024-1103FENGYUN 1C DEB2024-1104FENGYUN 1C DEB2024-1111RESURS P1 DEB2024-1108OBJECT A

From the same launch

2021-040
2021-0190STARLINK-26382021-0266STARLINK-25292024-0693STARLINK-27292024-0698STARLINK-22692024-1175STARLINK-26322024-1176STARLINK-25082024-1222STARLINK-26522024-1223STARLINK-26902024-1450STARLINK-22472024-2177STARLINK-27232025-0096STARLINK-27492025-0097STARLINK-2689In orbitStarlink V1.0-L27-01In orbitStarlink V1.0-L27-25In orbitStarlink V1.0-L27-26In orbitStarlink V1.0-L27-27In orbitStarlink V1.0-L27-28In orbitStarlink V1.0-L27-31
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