RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-1587
STARLINK-1587 (NORAD 46157) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 March 2026 over Africa, after 5 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46157
International designator
2020-057AS
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 Aug 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Mar 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 7 months2,042 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 1.0V1
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 24.0°N, 39.0°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, 7 monthsSTARLINK-1587’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Mar 2026
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-0572021-0270STARLINK-15922021-0312STARLINK-16322021-0331STARLINK-16072022-0219STARLINK-15992023-1282SKYSAT C182023-1943STARLINK-16382024-0148SKYSAT C192024-0262SKYSAT C172024-0721STARLINK-16132024-0910STARLINK-15892024-0969STARLINK-16152024-1371STARLINK-1634In orbitStarlink V1.0-L10-12In orbitStarlink V1.0-L10-24
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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