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Entry no.
2025-0457

STARLINK-1603

STARLINK-1603 (NORAD 46162) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 February 2025 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 4 years, 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
46162
International designator
2020-057AX
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 Aug 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Feb 2025Recorded time 06:27 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 6 months1,654 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 1.0V1

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 40.0°S, 158.0°W at 06:27 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, 6 months

STARLINK-1603’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 27 Feb 2025

7 entries

From the same launch

2020-057
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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