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Entry no.
2025-0059

STARLINK-2244

STARLINK-2244 (NORAD 48588) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 January 2025, after 3 years, 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
48588
International designator
2021-041AM
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 May 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Jan 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 7 months1,331 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 allowed
Exact 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, 7 months

STARLINK-2244’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 5 Jan 2025

3 entries

From the same launch

2021-041
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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