RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-2291
STARLINK-2291 (NORAD 47862) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 September 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 5 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47862
International designator
2021-021C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
14 Mar 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Sep 2026Recorded time 05:37 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 5 months2,009 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 43.0°S, 149.0°W at 05:37 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-2291’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 13 Sep 2026
1 entryFrom the same launch
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Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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