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Entry no.
2025-1762

STARLINK-2651

STARLINK-2651 (NORAD 48654) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 November 2025 over the Indian Ocean, after 4 years, 5 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
48654
International designator
2021-044S
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
26 May 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Nov 2025Recorded time 00:20 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 5 months1,638 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 48.0°S, 41.0°E at 00:20 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, 5 months

STARLINK-2651’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 19 Nov 2025

8 entries
2025-1761STARLINK-12922025-1763UMBRA-052025-1764STARLINK-323572025-1756TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB2025-1757THORAD AGENA D DEB2025-1758PSLV DEB2025-1759FENGYUN 1C DEB2025-1760IRIDIUM 33 DEB

From the same launch

2021-044
2024-0742STARLINK-26532024-0761STARLINK-27582024-1037STARLINK-27082024-1165STARLINK-27152024-1271STARLINK-27192025-0085STARLINK-26882025-0121STARLINK-26172025-0224STARLINK-26912025-0261STARLINK-27372025-0656STARLINK-27092025-0671STARLINK-27332025-0822STARLINK-2649In orbitStarlink V1.0-L28-25In orbitStarlink V1.0-L28-26In orbitStarlink V1.0-L28-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L28-30In orbitStarlink V1.0-L28-31In orbitStarlink V1.0-L28-32
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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