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Entry no.
2025-0733

STARLINK-1563

STARLINK-1563 (NORAD 46078) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 April 2025 over North America, after 4 years, 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
46078
International designator
2020-055BD
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Aug 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Apr 2025Recorded time 05:45 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 7 months1,703 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 49.0°N, 91.0°W at 05:45 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, 7 months

STARLINK-1563’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 6 Apr 2025

3 entries

From the same launch

2020-055
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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