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STARLINK-1294

STARLINK-1294 (NORAD 45551) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 March 2026 over North America, after 5 years, 10 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
45551
International designator
2020-025W
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
22 Apr 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Mar 2026Recorded time 05:41 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 10 months2,141 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.0°N to 53.0°SFinal inclination 53.0°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
SpaceX
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 44.0°N, 106.0°W at 05:41 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, 10 months

STARLINK-1294’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 3 Mar 2026

6 entries
PendingSTARLINK-1710PendingSTARLINK-1750PendingSTARLINK-1651PendingSTARLINK-30209PendingUNICORN-2PPendingFENGYUN 1C DEB

From the same launch

2020-025
2022-0039STARLINK-13452022-0315STARLINK-13792022-1709STARLINK-13672022-1744STARLINK-13222022-1845STARLINK-13392023-0362STARLINK-13532023-1156STARLINK-13262023-1453STARLINK-13482023-1872STARLINK-13432023-1897STARLINK-13302024-0058STARLINK-12612024-1031STARLINK-1324In orbitStarlink V1.0-L6-01In orbitStarlink V1.0-L6-25In orbitStarlink V1.0-L6-34In orbitStarlink V1.0-L6-35In orbitStarlink V1.0-L6-37In orbitStarlink V1.0-L6-40
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