CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-0355
STARLINK-2042
STARLINK-2042 (NORAD 47658) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 February 2025 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47658
International designator
2021-012AQ
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
16 Feb 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Feb 2025Recorded time 00:53 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 11 months1,458 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 positionRecorded position 43.0°N, 129.0°W at 00:53 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 monthsSTARLINK-2042’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 13 Feb 2025
5 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-0122021-0389STARLINK-20912022-0439STARLINK-19852023-1350STARLINK-20602024-1577STARLINK-20262024-2168STARLINK-20572025-0028STARLINK-20202025-0058STARLINK-15282025-0125STARLINK-20282025-0160STARLINK-20672025-0164STARLINK-20272025-0173STARLINK-20372025-0174STARLINK-2064In orbitStarlink V1.0-L19-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L19-31In orbitStarlink V1.0-L19-36In orbitStarlink V1.0-L19-37
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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