CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0982
STARLINK-1656
STARLINK-1656 (NORAD 46353) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 September 2026, after 6 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46353
International designator
2020-062AE
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
3 Sep 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Sep 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years2,204 days
How it ended
Re-entered
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
6 yearsSTARLINK-1656’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Sep 2026
5 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-062
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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