CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-0572
STARLINK-2397
STARLINK-2397 (NORAD 47917) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 March 2025 over Asia, after 4 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47917
International designator
2021-021BK
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
14 Mar 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Mar 2025UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 13 Mar 2025
Time in orbit
4 years1,461 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 positionRecorded position 53.0°N, 123.0°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 yearsSTARLINK-2397’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Mar 2025
8 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-0212021-0250STARLINK-23532023-0488STARLINK-23502023-0546STARLINK-23282023-1287STARLINK-23662023-1643STARLINK-23452023-1752STARLINK-23592024-0691STARLINK-23762024-1098STARLINK-23602024-1366STARLINK-23572024-2197STARLINK-23242024-2212STARLINK-23512025-0126STARLINK-2349In orbitStarlink V1.0-L21-25In orbitStarlink V1.0-L21-28In orbitStarlink V1.0-L21-35In orbitStarlink V1.0-L21-36In orbitStarlink V1.0-L21-37In orbitStarlink V1.0-L21-39
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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