CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-1070
STARLINK-1278
STARLINK-1278 (NORAD 45408) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 October 2026, after 6 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45408
International designator
2020-019BA
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 Mar 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Oct 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 6 months2,394 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 1.0
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 years, 6 monthsSTARLINK-1278’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Oct 2026
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-0192020-0228STARLINK-13112020-0350STARLINK-12682022-1113STARLINK-12852023-1516STARLINK-12992023-1879STARLINK-13172023-1975STARLINK-12642024-0616STARLINK-12902024-1078STARLINK-13102024-1220STARLINK-12872024-1278STARLINK-12572024-1392STARLINK-12882024-1530STARLINK-1289In orbitStarlink V1.0-L5-14In orbitStarlink V1.0-L5-18In orbitStarlink V1.0-L5-28In orbitStarlink V1.0-L5-50In orbitStarlink V1.0-L5-03In orbitStarlink V1.0-L5-08
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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