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Entry no.
2025-0441

STARLINK-2229

STARLINK-2229 (NORAD 47992) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 February 2025 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 11 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47992
International designator
2021-024R
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Mar 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Feb 2025Recorded time 03:41 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 11 months1,434 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 52.0°S, 154.0°E at 03:41 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-2229’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 25 Feb 2025

16 entries

From the same launch

2021-024
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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