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Entry no.
2025-0488

STARLINK-1701

STARLINK-1701 (NORAD 46550) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 March 2025 over the Indian Ocean, after 4 years, 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
46550
International designator
2020-070U
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
6 Oct 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Mar 2025UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 28 Feb 2025
Time in orbit
4 years, 4 months1,607 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 1.0V1

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 23.0°S, 103.0°E. 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, 4 months

STARLINK-1701’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 1 Mar 2025

3 entries
2025-0487STARLINK-16042025-0489CZ-3B R/B2025-0490SL-4 R/B

From the same launch

2020-070
2020-0303FALCON 9 R/B2021-0079STARLINK-17022021-0253STARLINK-17442021-0303STARLINK-16852021-0459STARLINK-16742022-0265STARLINK-16682022-0639STARLINK-16842022-0805STARLINK-17432022-0894STARLINK-17542022-1039STARLINK-17532023-0638STARLINK-16492023-1242STARLINK-1706In orbitStarlink V1.0-L12-44
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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