CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-2209
STARLINK-1538
STARLINK-1538 (NORAD 46071) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 December 2024 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 4 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46071
International designator
2020-055AW
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Aug 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Dec 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 30 Dec 2024
Time in orbit
4 years, 4 months1,607 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 1.0V1
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 0.0°N, 2.0°E. 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, 4 monthsSTARLINK-1538’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 31 Dec 2024
12 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-0552021-0285STARLINK-15622022-0032STARLINK-15352022-1571STARLINK-15142023-1771GLOBAL-72023-1880STARLINK-15612023-1942STARLINK-15152024-0433GLOBAL-82024-0532STARLINK-15292024-0720STARLINK-15762024-0754STARLINK-15842024-0903STARLINK-15302024-0923STARLINK-1539In orbitStarlink V1.0-L9-03In orbitStarlink V1.0-L9-18In orbitStarlink V1.0-L9-21In orbitStarlink V1.0-L9-23In orbitStarlink V1.0-L9-27In orbitStarlink V1.0-L9-37
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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