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Entry no.
2025-0119

STARLINK-2157

STARLINK-2157 (NORAD 47743) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 January 2025 over Africa, after 3 years, 10 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47743
International designator
2021-017X
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Mar 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Jan 2025Recorded time 06:19 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 10 months1,410 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

Recorded position

Recorded position 21.0°S, 44.0°E at 06:19 UTC. 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 months

STARLINK-2157’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 12 Jan 2025

3 entries

From the same launch

2021-017
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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