RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-1955
STARLINK-1955 (NORAD 47556) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 March 2026 over the Indian Ocean, after 5 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47556
International designator
2021-009J
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Feb 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Mar 2026Recorded time 23:32 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 1 month1,871 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 1.0V2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 33.0°S, 58.0°E at 23:32 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, 1 monthSTARLINK-1955’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 Mar 2026
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-009Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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