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Entry no.
2025-1089

STARLINK-2053

STARLINK-2053 (NORAD 47663) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 May 2025 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 4 years, 3 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47663
International designator
2021-012AV
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
16 Feb 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
27 May 2025UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 26 May 2025
Time in orbit
4 years, 3 months1,561 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.0°N to 53.0°SFinal inclination 53.0°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
SpaceX
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0V2

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 52.0°S, 168.0°W. 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, 3 months

STARLINK-2053’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 27 May 2025

11 entries
2025-1087AAUSAT CUBESAT 22025-1090STARLINK-22752025-1091STARLINK-30912025-1085M-5 R/B2025-1096FALCON 9 R/B2025-1086FENGYUN 1C DEB2025-1088FREGAT DEB2025-1092COSMOS 1408 DEB2025-1093CZ-6A DEB2025-1094OBJECT A2025-1095OBJECT E

From the same launch

2021-012
2021-0389STARLINK-20912022-0439STARLINK-19852023-1350STARLINK-20602024-1577STARLINK-20262024-2168STARLINK-20572025-0028STARLINK-20202025-0058STARLINK-15282025-0125STARLINK-20282025-0160STARLINK-20672025-0164STARLINK-20272025-0173STARLINK-20372025-0174STARLINK-2064In orbitStarlink V1.0-L19-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L19-31In orbitStarlink V1.0-L19-36In orbitStarlink V1.0-L19-37
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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