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Entry no.
2025-0182

STARLINK-1479

STARLINK-1479 (NORAD 45740) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 January 2025 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 4 years, 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
45740
International designator
2020-038L
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
13 Jun 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Jan 2025Recorded time 06:28 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 7 months1,684 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 1.0V1

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 19.0°S, 136.0°W at 06:28 UTC. 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, 7 months

STARLINK-1479’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Came down with STARLINK-1479

12 entries
2025-0183RLFL142025-0184ICEYE-X122025-0186STARLINK-61032025-0177DELTA 1 DEB *2025-0178COSMOS 2251 DEB2025-0179IRIDIUM 33 DEB2025-0180COSMOS 2251 DEB2025-0187CZ-6A DEB2025-0188CZ-6A DEB2025-0189CZ-6A DEB2025-0181OBJECT F2025-0185OBJECT AJ

From the same launch

2020-038
2021-0216STARLINK-15162021-0226STARLINK-14732021-0381STARLINK-15082022-1613STARLINK-15012022-1745STARLINK-14692022-2306STARLINK-14952023-1999STARLINK-14722024-0321STARLINK-15212024-1269STARLINK-14612024-1327SKYSAT C142024-1361STARLINK-14662024-1523SKYSAT C16In orbitStarlink V1.0-L8-19In orbitStarlink V1.0-L8-20In orbitStarlink V1.0-L8-35In orbitStarlink V1.0-L8-44In orbitStarlink V1.0-L8-12In orbitStarlink V1.0-L8-24
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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