RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-1653
STARLINK-1653 (NORAD 46352) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 August 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 5 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46352
International designator
2020-062AD
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
3 Sep 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Aug 2026UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 19 Aug 2026
Time in orbit
5 years, 11 months2,177 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 53.0°S, 172.0°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, 11 monthsSTARLINK-1653’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 20 Aug 2026
5 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-062
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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