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Entry no.
2024-1223

STARLINK-2690

STARLINK-2690 (NORAD 48480) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 August 2024, after 3 years, 3 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
48480
International designator
2021-040BE
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
9 May 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Aug 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 16 Aug 2024
Time in orbit
3 years, 3 months1,196 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

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. 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, 3 months

STARLINK-2690’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 17 Aug 2024

11 entries
2024-1218STARLINK-11002024-1219STARLINK-11802024-1220STARLINK-12872024-1221STARLINK-14502024-1222STARLINK-26522024-1224LEMUR 2 SPACEGUS2024-1225SL-4 R/B2024-1215DELTA 2 DEB2024-1216IRIDIUM 33 DEB2024-1217COSMOS 2251 DEB2024-1226CZ-6A DEB

From the same launch

2021-040
2021-0190STARLINK-26382021-0266STARLINK-25292024-0693STARLINK-27292024-0698STARLINK-22692024-1107STARLINK-24962024-1175STARLINK-26322024-1176STARLINK-25082024-1222STARLINK-26522024-1450STARLINK-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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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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