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Entry no.
2025-0161

STARLINK-2268

STARLINK-2268 (NORAD 48030) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 January 2025 over the Indian Ocean, after 3 years, 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
48030
International designator
2021-024BF
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Mar 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Jan 2025Recorded time 07:31 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 9 months1,395 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.0°N to 53.0°SFinal inclination 53.0°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
SpaceX
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0V2

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 47.0°S, 98.0°E at 07:31 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, 9 months

STARLINK-2268’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 17 Jan 2025

6 entries
2025-0159STARLINK-11362025-0160STARLINK-20672025-0162STARLINK-39512025-0163STARLINK-60782025-0157COSMOS 2251 DEB2025-0158COSMOS 2251 DEB

From the same launch

2021-024
2021-0427STARLINK-22622021-0428STARLINK-22772021-0493STARLINK-23112021-0494STARLINK-22592022-0046STARLINK-23162022-0047STARLINK-23182022-0051STARLINK-22972022-0073STARLINK-22892022-0074STARLINK-22612022-0075STARLINK-22812022-0076STARLINK-23022022-0077STARLINK-2287In orbitStarlink V1.0-L22-33In orbitStarlink V1.0-L22-34In orbitStarlink V1.0-L22-43In orbitStarlink V1.0-L22-46In orbitStarlink V1.0-L22-47
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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