CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1923
STARLINK-3317
STARLINK-3317 (NORAD 50156) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 December 2025 over Australia, after 4 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
50156
International designator
2021-125A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 Dec 2021Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Dec 2025Recorded time 03:52 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years1,474 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.2°N to 53.2°SFinal inclination 53.2°
Mass
290 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G4
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 32.0°S, 148.0°E at 03:52 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.2°N and 53.2°S.
Life in orbit
4 yearsSTARLINK-3317’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 31 Dec 2025
5 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-1252021-0531STARLINK-32802022-1377STARLINK-33072024-0233STARLINK-33032024-0724STARLINK-32632024-2149STARLINK-32882025-1373STARLINK-32752025-1710STARLINK-33132025-1776STARLINK-3309PendingSTARLINK-3296PendingSTARLINK-3284PendingSTARLINK-3262PendingSTARLINK-3269In orbitStarlink Group 4-4-25In orbitStarlink Group 4-4-26In orbitStarlink Group 4-4-27In orbitStarlink Group 4-4-28In orbitStarlink Group 4-4-30In orbitStarlink Group 4-4-31
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.