CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1293
STARLINK-2596
STARLINK-2596 (NORAD 48409) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 August 2024 over Europe, after 3 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48409
International designator
2021-038BJ
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 May 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Aug 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 25 Aug 2024
Time in orbit
3 years, 3 months1,210 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 43.0°N, 43.0°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, 3 monthsSTARLINK-2596’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 Aug 2024
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-0382024-0671STARLINK-26012024-1139STARLINK-25992024-1319STARLINK-25722024-1320STARLINK-19042024-1329STARLINK-25602024-2037STARLINK-26002025-0084STARLINK-25732025-0270STARLINK-26022025-0623STARLINK-25612025-0738STARLINK-26412025-1390STARLINK-26312025-1921STARLINK-2595In orbitStarlink V1.0-L25-01In orbitStarlink V1.0-L25-25In orbitStarlink V1.0-L25-26In orbitStarlink V1.0-L25-27In orbitStarlink V1.0-L25-28In orbitStarlink V1.0-L25-29
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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