CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1064
STARLINK-3042
STARLINK-3042 (NORAD 49142) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 May 2025, after 3 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49142
International designator
2021-082N
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
14 Sep 2021Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
21 May 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 8 months1,345 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
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact 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
3 years, 8 monthsSTARLINK-3042’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 May 2025
1 entryFrom the same launch
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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