RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-2001
STARLINK-2001 (NORAD 47596) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 September 2026, after 5 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47596
International designator
2021-009BA
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Feb 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Sep 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 7 months2,054 days
How it ended
Re-entered
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, 7 monthsSTARLINK-2001’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 20 Sep 2026
1 entryFrom 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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