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Entry no.
2025-0251

STARLINK-1956

STARLINK-1956 (NORAD 47557) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 January 2025 over the western Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 11 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47557
International designator
2021-009K
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Feb 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Jan 2025Recorded time 19:43 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 11 months1,457 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 9.0°N, 114.0°E at 19:43 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, 11 months

STARLINK-1956’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 31 Jan 2025

10 entries
2025-0248STARLINK-16112025-0249STARLINK-17292025-0250STARLINK-19292025-0252SHANNON2025-0253KILICSAT2025-0243CZ-4 DEB2025-0244IRIDIUM 33 DEB2025-0245FENGYUN 1C DEB2025-0246DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB2025-0247NOAA 16 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-19982025-0211STARLINK-19962025-0222STARLINK-19382025-0264STARLINK-1981
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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