RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-1972
STARLINK-1972 (NORAD 47627) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 October 2026, after 5 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47627
International designator
2021-012H
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
16 Feb 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Oct 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 8 months2,072 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, 8 monthsSTARLINK-1972’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 20 Oct 2026
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-0122021-0389STARLINK-20912022-0439STARLINK-19852023-1350STARLINK-20602024-1577STARLINK-20262024-2168STARLINK-20572025-0028STARLINK-20202025-0058STARLINK-15282025-0125STARLINK-20282025-0160STARLINK-20672025-0164STARLINK-20272025-0173STARLINK-20372025-0174STARLINK-2064In orbitStarlink V1.0-L19-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L19-31In orbitStarlink V1.0-L19-36In orbitStarlink V1.0-L19-37
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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