CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1279
STARLINK-1717
STARLINK-1717 (NORAD 46673) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 August 2024 over Europe, after 3 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46673
International designator
2020-073D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 Oct 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Aug 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 23 Aug 2024
Time in orbit
3 years, 10 months1,406 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 1.0V1
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 46.0°N, 6.0°E. 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 monthsSTARLINK-1717’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Aug 2024
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-0732020-0295STARLINK-18192020-0426STARLINK-17722021-0184STARLINK-18412021-0305STARLINK-17782021-0307STARLINK-17962021-0328STARLINK-17942021-0343STARLINK-18242021-0403STARLINK-18272021-0405STARLINK-17312022-0168STARLINK-17862022-0692STARLINK-18312022-1308STARLINK-1809In orbitStarlink V1.0-L13-28In orbitStarlink V1.0-L13-32In orbitStarlink V1.0-L13-36In orbitStarlink V1.0-L13-39
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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