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Entry no.
2025-0211

STARLINK-1996

STARLINK-1996 (NORAD 47591) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 January 2025, after 3 years, 11 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47591
International designator
2021-009AV
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Feb 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Jan 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 11 months1,452 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

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, 11 months

STARLINK-1996’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 26 Jan 2025

4 entries
2025-0210STARLINK-16302025-0212STARLINK-23742025-0213STARLINK-23072025-0209FENGYUN 1C DEB

From the same launch

2021-009
2022-0171STARLINK-19882022-0949STARLINK-19512022-1457STARLINK-20232022-2369STARLINK-19682024-1310STARLINK-20042024-1475STARLINK-19692024-1839STARLINK-19842024-2099STARLINK-19992025-0172STARLINK-19982025-0222STARLINK-19382025-0251STARLINK-19562025-0264STARLINK-1981
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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