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Entry no.
2025-0265

STARLINK-1987

STARLINK-1987 (NORAD 47583) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 February 2025 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 11 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47583
International designator
2021-009AM
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Feb 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Feb 2025Recorded time 01:59 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 11 months1,459 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 33.0°S, 152.0°E at 01:59 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-1987’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 2 Feb 2025

2 entries
2025-0264STARLINK-19812025-0266ZQ-2 R/B

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-19382025-0251STARLINK-1956
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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