CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0515
STARLINK-1975
STARLINK-1975 (NORAD 47573) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 May 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 5 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47573
International designator
2021-009AB
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Feb 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
3 May 2026Recorded time 12:55 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 2 months1,914 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 1.0V2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 50.0°S, 145.0°W at 12:55 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, 2 monthsSTARLINK-1975’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 May 2026
8 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-009
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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