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Entry no.
2025-1217

STARLINK-1982

STARLINK-1982 (NORAD 47580) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 June 2025 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 4 years, 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47580
International designator
2021-009AJ
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Feb 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Jun 2025Recorded time 20:58 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 4 months1,605 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 16.0°N, 170.0°E at 20:58 UTC. 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, 4 months

STARLINK-1982’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 28 Jun 2025

8 entries
2025-1215NUSAT-32025-1218BRO-72025-1219FLOCK 4Y 162025-1220FLOCK 4Y 362025-1213DELTA 1 R/B(2)2025-1214SL-16 DEB2025-1216FENGYUN 1C DEB2025-1221CZ-6A DEB

From the same launch

2021-009
2022-0171STARLINK-19882022-0949STARLINK-19512022-1457STARLINK-20232022-2369STARLINK-19682024-1310STARLINK-20042024-1475STARLINK-19692024-1839STARLINK-19842024-2099STARLINK-19992025-0172STARLINK-19982025-0211STARLINK-19962025-0222STARLINK-19382025-0251STARLINK-1956
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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