CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1450
STARLINK-2247
STARLINK-2247 (NORAD 48446) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 September 2024 , after 3 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48446
International designator
2021-040U
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
9 May 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Sep 2024Recorded time 07:06 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 4 months1,224 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 35.0°N, 125.0°E at 07:06 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, 4 monthsSTARLINK-2247’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Sep 2024
10 entriesFrom the same launch
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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