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Entry no.
2024-1319

STARLINK-2572

STARLINK-2572 (NORAD 48372) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 August 2024 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 3 years, 3 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
48372
International designator
2021-038V
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 May 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Aug 2024Recorded time 07:22 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 3 months1,213 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 10.0°S, 7.0°W at 07:22 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, 3 months

STARLINK-2572’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 29 Aug 2024

10 entries
2024-1316XIAOXIANG 12024-1318STARLINK-14212024-1320STARLINK-19042024-1321STARLINK-36302024-1314PSLV DEB2024-1315COSMOS 2251 DEB2024-1317OBJECT G2024-1322OBJECT BR2024-1323OBJECT WP2024-1324OBJECT WQ

From the same launch

2021-038
2024-0671STARLINK-26012024-1139STARLINK-25992024-1293STARLINK-25962024-1320STARLINK-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
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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