RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-1680
STARLINK-1680 (NORAD 46558) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 May 2026 over the Indian Ocean, after 5 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46558
International designator
2020-070AC
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
6 Oct 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
7 May 2026Recorded time 03:09 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 7 months2,039 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 29.0°S, 103.0°E at 03:09 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 monthsSTARLINK-1680’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 May 2026
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-070
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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