RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-1991
STARLINK-1991 (NORAD 47587) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 June 2026 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 5 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47587
International designator
2021-009AR
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Feb 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Jun 2026Recorded time 05:15 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 4 months1,970 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 44.0°S, 6.0°E at 05:15 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, 4 monthsSTARLINK-1991’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Jun 2026
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-009
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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