CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0291
STARLINK-1738
STARLINK-1738 (NORAD 46336) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 March 2026 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 5 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46336
International designator
2020-062M
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
3 Sep 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Mar 2026Recorded time 02:45 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 6 months2,017 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
Recorded positionRecorded position 53.0°S, 31.0°W at 02:45 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, 6 monthsSTARLINK-1738’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 13 Mar 2026
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-062
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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