RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-2041
STARLINK-2041 (NORAD 47657) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 August 2026 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 5 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47657
International designator
2021-012AP
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
16 Feb 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Aug 2026Recorded time 13:34 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 6 months2,016 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.1°N to 53.1°SFinal inclination 53.1°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0V2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 13.0°S, 27.0°W at 13:34 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.1°N and 53.1°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 6 monthsSTARLINK-2041’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Aug 2026
5 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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