CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0565
STARLINK-1746
STARLINK-1746 (NORAD 46588) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 May 2026, after 5 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46588
International designator
2020-070BJ
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
6 Oct 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
19 May 2026Recorded time 07:03 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 7 months2,051 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, 7 monthsSTARLINK-1746’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 19 May 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-070
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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