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Entry no.
2024-1777

STARLINK-1459

STARLINK-1459 (NORAD 45769) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 November 2024, after 4 years, 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
45769
International designator
2020-038AR
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
13 Jun 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Nov 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 6 Nov 2024
Time in orbit
4 years, 4 months1,606 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.1°N to 53.1°SFinal inclination 53.1°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
SpaceX
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0V1

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.1°N and 53.1°S.

Life in orbit

4 years, 4 months

STARLINK-1459’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 5 Nov 2024

28 entries
2024-1774TSUBAME2024-1776ZHUHAI-1 OHS-042024-1778STARLINK-16202024-1779LEMUR 2 JEREMIAH2024-1780FLOCK 4S 482024-1783PAINANI-22024-1784FLOCK 4X 82024-1785FLOCK 4X 22024-1786FLOCK 4X 432024-1787FLOCK 4X 172024-1793DRUMS TARGET-12024-1794SPACEBEE-169+16 more

From the same launch

2020-038
2021-0216STARLINK-15162021-0226STARLINK-14732021-0381STARLINK-15082022-1613STARLINK-15012022-1745STARLINK-14692022-2306STARLINK-14952023-1999STARLINK-14722024-0321STARLINK-15212024-1269STARLINK-14612024-1327SKYSAT C142024-1361STARLINK-14662024-1523SKYSAT C16In orbitStarlink V1.0-L8-19In orbitStarlink V1.0-L8-20In orbitStarlink V1.0-L8-35In orbitStarlink V1.0-L8-44In orbitStarlink V1.0-L8-12In orbitStarlink V1.0-L8-24
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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