RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-1398
STARLINK-1398 (NORAD 45699) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 March 2026 over the Indian Ocean, after 5 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45699
International designator
2020-035AU
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Jun 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Mar 2026UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 28 Mar 2025
Time in orbit
5 years, 9 months2,123 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
Recorded positionRecorded position 51.0°S, 75.0°E. 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-1398’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Came down with STARLINK-1398
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-0352020-0149STARLINK-14402021-0010STARLINK-14472021-0225STARLINK-14382022-0438STARLINK-14062022-0505STARLINK-14392023-1631STARLINK-14192024-0105STARLINK-14102024-0833STARLINK-14422024-0902STARLINK-14362024-0978STARLINK-13962024-1087STARLINK-13702024-1106STARLINK-1409In orbitStarlink V1.0-L7-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L7-30In orbitStarlink V1.0-L7-33In orbitStarlink V1.0-L7-37In orbitStarlink V1.0-L7-39In orbitStarlink V1.0-L7-40
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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