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STARLINK-1978

STARLINK-1978 (NORAD 47576) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 February 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 5 years in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47576
International designator
2021-009AE
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Feb 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Feb 2026Recorded time 23:07 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years1,834 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 1.0V2

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 51.0°S, 173.0°W at 23:07 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

STARLINK-1978’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 12 Feb 2026

7 entries
PendingSHIELDS 1PendingSTARLINK-1497PendingSTARLINK-4639PendingSTARLINK-5982PendingSTARLINK-30185PendingCZ-2C R/BPendingOBJECT F

From the same launch

2021-009
2022-0171STARLINK-19882022-0949STARLINK-19512022-1457STARLINK-20232022-2369STARLINK-19682024-1310STARLINK-20042024-1475STARLINK-19692024-1839STARLINK-19842024-2099STARLINK-19992025-0172STARLINK-19982025-0211STARLINK-19962025-0222STARLINK-19382025-0251STARLINK-1956
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