CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0602
STARLINK-1686
STARLINK-1686 (NORAD 46328) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 May 2026 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 5 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46328
International designator
2020-062D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
3 Sep 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
30 May 2026Recorded time 15:44 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 8 months2,095 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 47.0°S, 9.0°E at 15:44 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, 8 monthsSTARLINK-1686’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 May 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-062
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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