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STARLINK-1657

STARLINK-1657 (NORAD 46354) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 April 2026 over the Indian Ocean, after 5 years, 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
46354
International designator
2020-062AF
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
3 Sep 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Apr 2026Recorded time 04:32 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 7 months2,045 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 1.0V1

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 36.0°S, 114.0°E at 04:32 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, 7 months

STARLINK-1657’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 10 Apr 2026

7 entries
PendingSTARLINK-1575PendingSTARLINK-2116PendingSTARLINK-35644PendingSTARLINK-36340PendingARTEMIS 2 (INTEGRITY)PendingFENGYUN 1C DEBPendingNOAA 17 DEB

From the same launch

2020-062
2021-0261STARLINK-16522021-0283STARLINK-16912021-0290STARLINK-17452021-0313STARLINK-17682021-0380STARLINK-17562021-0420STARLINK-16622021-0446STARLINK-17572022-0258STARLINK-17512023-1201STARLINK-15462024-0379STARLINK-15502024-0824STARLINK-16172024-1119STARLINK-1688In orbitStarlink V1.0-L11-15
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