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Entry no.
2024-1390

STARLINK-1197

STARLINK-1197 (NORAD 45199) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 September 2024 over the Indian Ocean, after 4 years, 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
45199
International designator
2020-012X
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Feb 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Sep 2024Recorded time 06:28 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 6 months1,664 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 1.0

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 50.0°S, 46.0°E at 06:28 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.

Life in orbit

4 years, 6 months

STARLINK-1197’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 7 Sep 2024

8 entries
2024-1389STARLINK-10412024-1391STARLINK-12332024-1392STARLINK-12882024-1393STARLINK-16982024-1394QMR-KWT2024-1396STARLINER CALYPSO 12024-1388FENGYUN 1C DEB2024-1395OBJECT P

From the same launch

2020-012
2020-0048STARLINK-12202020-0053FALCON 9 R/B2021-0214STARLINK-11052021-0269STARLINK-11982021-0425STARLINK-12542021-0516STARLINK-11882022-0117STARLINK-12042022-1324STARLINK-12142022-2062STARLINK-12182022-2112STARLINK-12292023-0880STARLINK-12032023-1360STARLINK-1241In orbitStarlink V1.0-L4-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L4-35In orbitStarlink V1.0-L4-40In orbitStarlink V1.0-L4-45In orbitStarlink V1.0-L4-46
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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