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Entry no.
2025-0784

STARLINK-5047

STARLINK-5047 (NORAD 55409) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 April 2025, after 2 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
55409
International designator
2023-014U
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
31 Jan 2023Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Apr 2025UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 11 Apr 2025
Time in orbit
2 years, 2 months802 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
70.0°N to 70.0°SFinal inclination 70.0°
Mass
305 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G2

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 70.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.0°N and 70.0°S.

Life in orbit

2 years, 2 months

STARLINK-5047’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 12 Apr 2025

16 entries

From the same launch

2023-014
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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