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STARLINK-2117

STARLINK-2117 (NORAD 47395) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 January 2026 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 5 years in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47395
International designator
2021-005AY
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
20 Jan 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Jan 2026Recorded time 16:24 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years1,835 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 39.0°S, 1.0°W at 16:24 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

STARLINK-2117’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 29 Jan 2026

7 entries
PendingHIBER-2PendingSTARLINK-1740PendingNUSAT-32 (ALBANIA-1)PendingSTARLINK-30192PendingSTARLINK-35238PendingW-SERIES 5PendingPSLV R/B

From the same launch

2021-005
2021-0463STARLINK-20792022-1603STARLINK-20802022-1875STARLINK-19522024-0723STARLINK-20112024-0996STARLINK-21182024-1073STARLINK-20852024-1174STARLINK-20702024-1531STARLINK-21082024-2041STARLINK-21202024-2210STARLINK-21152025-0009STARLINK-20892025-0095STARLINK-2077In orbitStarlink V1.0-L16-25In orbitStarlink V1.0-L16-27In orbitStarlink V1.0-L16-28In orbitStarlink V1.0-L16-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L16-30In orbitStarlink V1.0-L16-31
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