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Entry no.
2025-0396

STARLINK-1009

STARLINK-1009 (NORAD 44715) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 February 2025 over Africa, after 5 years, 3 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
44715
International designator
2019-074C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
11 Nov 2019Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Feb 2025Recorded time 01:14 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 3 months1,929 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 1.0

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 19.0°N, 50.0°E at 01:14 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.

Life in orbit

5 years, 3 months

STARLINK-1009’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 21 Feb 2025

24 entries
2025-0393XW-2C2025-0397STARLINK-17112025-0398STARLINK-16712025-0399STARLINK-19172025-0400STARLINK-23202025-0401STARLINK-23212025-0402STARLINK-23372025-0403Xiamen Keji 12025-0404BDSAT-22025-0405SKYKRAFT-3C2025-0406URESAT-12025-0409ELECTRON R/B+12 more

From the same launch

2019-074
2020-0190STARLINK-10402021-0155STARLINK-10452021-0282STARLINK-10252021-0365STARLINK-10442021-0488STARLINK-10232021-0489STARLINK-10512022-0275STARLINK-10642022-0637STARLINK-10502023-0275STARLINK-10162023-0892STARLINK-10652023-1053STARLINK-10372023-1423STARLINK-1022In orbitStarlink V1.0-L1-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L1-32In orbitStarlink V1.0-L1-35In orbitStarlink V1.0-L1-36In orbitStarlink V1.0-L1-39In orbitStarlink V1.0-L1-40
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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