RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-1894
STARLINK-1894 (NORAD 46744) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 April 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 5 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46744
International designator
2020-074F
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Oct 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Apr 2026Recorded time 15:04 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 5 months2,003 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 42.0°S, 144.0°W at 15:04 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, 5 monthsSTARLINK-1894’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 19 Apr 2026
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-074
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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