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Entry no.
2025-1592

STARLINK-1247

STARLINK-1247 (NORAD 45236) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 October 2025 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 5 years, 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
45236
International designator
2020-012BL
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Feb 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Oct 2025Recorded time 04:46 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 7 months2,060 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 12.0°N, 174.0°W at 04:46 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, 7 months

STARLINK-1247’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 8 Oct 2025

6 entries

From the same launch

2020-012
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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