RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-1541
STARLINK-1541 (NORAD 46052) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 July 2026 over Europe, after 5 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46052
International designator
2020-055AB
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Aug 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Jul 2026Recorded time 20:26 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 11 months2,177 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.1°N to 53.1°SFinal inclination 53.1°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0V1
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 53.0°N, 10.0°E at 20:26 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.1°N and 53.1°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 11 monthsSTARLINK-1541’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Jul 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-0552021-0285STARLINK-15622022-0032STARLINK-15352022-1571STARLINK-15142023-1771GLOBAL-72023-1880STARLINK-15612023-1942STARLINK-15152024-0433GLOBAL-82024-0532STARLINK-15292024-0720STARLINK-15762024-0754STARLINK-15842024-0903STARLINK-15302024-0923STARLINK-1539In orbitStarlink V1.0-L9-03In orbitStarlink V1.0-L9-18In orbitStarlink V1.0-L9-21In orbitStarlink V1.0-L9-23In orbitStarlink V1.0-L9-27In orbitStarlink V1.0-L9-37
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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