CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0745
STARLINK-1531
STARLINK-1531 (NORAD 46572) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 July 2026 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 5 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46572
International designator
2020-070AS
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
6 Oct 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Jul 2026Recorded time 13:33 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 9 months2,099 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 10.0°S, 38.0°W at 13:33 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, 9 monthsSTARLINK-1531’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Jul 2026
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-070
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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