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Entry no.
2025-0687

STARLINK-1189

STARLINK-1189 (NORAD 45221) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 April 2025 over Africa, after 5 years, 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
45221
International designator
2020-012AV
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Feb 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Apr 2025Recorded time 12:42 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 1 month1,870 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 1.0

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 26.0°N, 50.0°E at 12:42 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.

Life in orbit

5 years, 1 month

STARLINK-1189’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 1 Apr 2025

8 entries
2025-0688STARLINK-15802025-0689STARLINK-18672025-0690M2-B2025-0693ELECTRON R/B2025-0685FENGYUN 1C DEB2025-0686NOAA 16 DEB2025-0691CZ-6A DEB2025-0692CZ-6A DEB

From the same launch

2020-012
2020-0048STARLINK-12202020-0053FALCON 9 R/B2021-0214STARLINK-11052021-0269STARLINK-11982021-0425STARLINK-12542021-0516STARLINK-11882022-0117STARLINK-12042022-1324STARLINK-12142022-2062STARLINK-12182022-2112STARLINK-12292023-0880STARLINK-12032023-1360STARLINK-1241In orbitStarlink V1.0-L4-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L4-35In orbitStarlink V1.0-L4-40In orbitStarlink V1.0-L4-45In orbitStarlink V1.0-L4-46
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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