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Entry no.
2025-0728

STARLINK-1909

STARLINK-1909 (NORAD 47550) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 April 2025 over Asia, after 4 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47550
International designator
2021-009C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Feb 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Apr 2025Recorded time 08:04 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 2 months1,521 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 1.0V2

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 33.0°N, 103.0°E at 08:04 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, 2 months

STARLINK-1909’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 5 Apr 2025

4 entries
2025-0726STARLINK-12932025-0727STARLINK-18792025-0729STARLINK-311722025-0730FRAM-2

From the same launch

2021-009
2022-0171STARLINK-19882022-0949STARLINK-19512022-1457STARLINK-20232022-2369STARLINK-19682024-1310STARLINK-20042024-1475STARLINK-19692024-1839STARLINK-19842024-2099STARLINK-19992025-0172STARLINK-19982025-0211STARLINK-19962025-0222STARLINK-19382025-0251STARLINK-1956
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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