RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-2163
STARLINK-2163 (NORAD 47749) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 August 2026 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 5 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47749
International designator
2021-017AD
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Mar 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Aug 2026Recorded time 10:08 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 5 months1,985 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 27.0°N, 157.0°W at 10:08 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, 5 monthsSTARLINK-2163’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 10 Aug 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-0172021-0106FALCON 9 R/B2022-0506STARLINK-21772022-0960STARLINK-21762022-1041STARLINK-21722022-1042STARLINK-21832023-1633STARLINK-22122024-0490STARLINK-21492024-0690STARLINK-21542024-0971STARLINK-21582024-1079STARLINK-21482024-1120STARLINK-21682024-1492STARLINK-2132In orbitStarlink V1.0-L17-01In orbitStarlink V1.0-L17-25In orbitStarlink V1.0-L17-26In orbitStarlink V1.0-L17-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L17-32In orbitStarlink V1.0-L17-39
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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