RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-1994
STARLINK-1994 (NORAD 47589) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 August 2026 over the Indian Ocean, after 5 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47589
International designator
2021-009AT
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Feb 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Aug 2026Recorded time 13:07 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 6 months2,010 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 48.0°S, 54.0°E at 13:07 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, 6 monthsSTARLINK-1994’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Aug 2026
3 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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