CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-2099
STARLINK-1999
STARLINK-1999 (NORAD 47594) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 December 2024, after 3 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47594
International designator
2021-009AY
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Feb 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Dec 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 10 months1,412 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
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. 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, 10 monthsSTARLINK-1999’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 17 Dec 2024
20 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-009
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.