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Entry no.
2025-0847

STARLINK-1088

STARLINK-1088 (NORAD 44966) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 April 2025 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 5 years, 3 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
44966
International designator
2020-001BE
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Jan 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Apr 2025Recorded time 17:22 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 3 months1,931 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 1.0

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 53.0°S, 50.0°W at 17:22 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, 3 months

STARLINK-1088’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 21 Apr 2025

2 entries

From the same launch

2020-001
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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