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Entry no.
2024-1165

STARLINK-2715

STARLINK-2715 (NORAD 48697) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 August 2024 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
48697
International designator
2021-044BM
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
26 May 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Aug 2024Recorded time 03:38 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 2 months1,173 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 position

Recorded position 28.0°S, 73.0°W at 03:38 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, 2 months

STARLINK-2715’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 11 Aug 2024

4 entries

From the same launch

2021-044
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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