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Entry no.
2025-1906

STARLINK-2069

STARLINK-2069 (NORAD 47359) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 December 2025, after 4 years, 11 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47359
International designator
2021-005L
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
20 Jan 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Dec 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 11 months1,802 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 1.0V1

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. 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, 11 months

STARLINK-2069’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

From the same launch

2021-005
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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