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STARLINK-1531

STARLINK-1531 (NORAD 46572) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 July 2026 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 5 years, 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
46572
International designator
2020-070AS
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
6 Oct 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Jul 2026Recorded time 13:33 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 9 months2,099 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 10.0°S, 38.0°W at 13:33 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, 9 months

STARLINK-1531’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 6 Jul 2026

6 entries
PendingSTARLINK-1905PendingSTARLINK-1882PendingSTARLINK-1944PendingSTARLINK-1876PendingJilin-1 GaoFen 03D-53PendingTHORAD DELTA 1 DEB

From the same launch

2020-070
2020-0303FALCON 9 R/B2021-0079STARLINK-17022021-0253STARLINK-17442021-0303STARLINK-16852021-0459STARLINK-16742022-0265STARLINK-16682022-0639STARLINK-16842022-0805STARLINK-17432022-0894STARLINK-17542022-1039STARLINK-17532023-0638STARLINK-16492023-1242STARLINK-1706In orbitStarlink V1.0-L12-44
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