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STARLINK-1873

STARLINK-1873 (NORAD 47158) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 August 2026 over the Indian Ocean, after 5 years, 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47158
International designator
2020-088AN
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
25 Nov 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Aug 2026Recorded time 08:07 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 8 months2,086 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 47.0°S, 74.0°E at 08:07 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, 8 months

STARLINK-1873’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 12 Aug 2026

2 entries
PendingSTARLINK-4189PendingRUVDSSAT-1

From the same launch

2020-088
2021-0143STARLINK-19002021-0240STARLINK-18422021-0300STARLINK-17792021-0311STARLINK-18552021-0314STARLINK-17872021-0344STARLINK-18362021-0379STARLINK-18862021-0385STARLINK-19142021-0426STARLINK-18752022-0161STARLINK-18532022-0170STARLINK-18402022-0705STARLINK-1859In orbitStarlink V1.0-L15-01In orbitStarlink V1.0-L15-36
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