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Entry no.
2024-1330

STARLINK-3003

STARLINK-3003 (NORAD 48879) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 August 2024 over North America, after 3 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
48879
International designator
2021-059A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
30 Jun 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Aug 2024Recorded time 02:24 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 2 months1,157 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
SpaceX
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0 G3

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 64.0°N, 162.0°W at 02:24 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.

Life in orbit

3 years, 2 months

STARLINK-3003’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 30 Aug 2024

9 entries
2024-1327SKYSAT C142024-1328FLOCK 4S 452024-1329STARLINK-25602024-1331FLOCK 4X 372024-1332STARLINK-300472024-1333STARLINK-311542024-1334STARLINK-313022024-1325COSMOS 2251 DEB2024-1326SL-16 DEB

From the same launch

2021-059
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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