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Entry no.
2025-0418

STARLINK-2006

STARLINK-2006 (NORAD 47601) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 February 2025 , after 4 years in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47601
International designator
2021-009BF
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Feb 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Feb 2025Recorded time 06:39 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years1,479 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 29.0°N, 132.0°E at 06:39 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.

Life in orbit

4 years

STARLINK-2006’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 22 Feb 2025

11 entries

From the same launch

2021-009
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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