RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-2488
STARLINK-2488 (NORAD 48145) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 March 2026 over the Indian Ocean, after 4 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48145
International designator
2021-027BF
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Apr 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Mar 2026Recorded time 07:58 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 11 months1,814 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
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
Recorded positionRecorded position 15.0°N, 90.0°E at 07:58 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 11 monthsSTARLINK-2488’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 Mar 2026
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-0272024-0051STARLINK-24512024-0382STARLINK-24452024-0825STARLINK-24892024-0912STARLINK-24442024-1020STARLINK-24382024-1169STARLINK-24902024-1708STARLINK-24582025-0110STARLINK-24632025-0292STARLINK-20482025-0373STARLINK-24842025-0680STARLINK-24472025-1568STARLINK-2437In orbitStarlink V1.0-L23-25In orbitStarlink V1.0-L23-26In orbitStarlink V1.0-L23-28In orbitStarlink V1.0-L23-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L23-30In orbitStarlink V1.0-L23-32
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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