CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1600
STARLINK-3118
STARLINK-3118 (NORAD 49140) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 October 2024 over North America, after 3 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49140
International designator
2021-082L
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
14 Sep 2021Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Oct 2024Recorded time 19:35 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years1,119 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
70.0°N to 70.0°SFinal inclination 70.0°
Mass
297 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 69.0°N, 132.0°W at 19:35 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 70.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.0°N and 70.0°S.
Life in orbit
3 yearsSTARLINK-3118’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Oct 2024
5 entriesFrom the same launch
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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