RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-1997
STARLINK-1997 (NORAD 47592) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 July 2026, after 5 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47592
International designator
2021-009AW
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Feb 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Jul 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 4 months1,975 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
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. 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-1997’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 Jul 2026
5 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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