CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0553
STARLINK-1790
STARLINK-1790 (NORAD 46691) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 May 2026, after 5 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46691
International designator
2020-073X
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 Oct 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
14 May 2026UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 15 May 2026
Time in orbit
5 years, 6 months2,034 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 allowedExact 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
5 years, 6 monthsSTARLINK-1790’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 May 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-0732020-0295STARLINK-18192020-0426STARLINK-17722021-0184STARLINK-18412021-0305STARLINK-17782021-0307STARLINK-17962021-0328STARLINK-17942021-0343STARLINK-18242021-0403STARLINK-18272021-0405STARLINK-17312022-0168STARLINK-17862022-0692STARLINK-18312022-1308STARLINK-1809In orbitStarlink V1.0-L13-32In orbitStarlink V1.0-L13-36
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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