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Entry no.
2025-0763

STARLINK-3053

STARLINK-3053 (NORAD 49149) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 April 2025 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
49149
International designator
2021-082V
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
14 Sep 2021Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Apr 2025Recorded time 21:20 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 6 months1,304 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
70.0°N to 70.0°SFinal inclination 70.0°
Mass
297 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G2

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 55.0°S, 161.0°W at 21:20 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 70.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.0°N and 70.0°S.

Life in orbit

3 years, 6 months

STARLINK-3053’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 10 Apr 2025

14 entries

From the same launch

2021-082
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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