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Entry no.
2025-0270

STARLINK-2602

STARLINK-2602 (NORAD 48393) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 February 2025 over South America, after 3 years, 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
48393
International designator
2021-038AS
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 May 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Feb 2025Recorded time 06:21 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 8 months1,371 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.0°N to 53.0°SFinal inclination 53.0°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0V2

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 34.0°S, 66.0°W at 06:21 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, 8 months

STARLINK-2602’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 3 Feb 2025

6 entries

From the same launch

2021-038
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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