RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-2540
STARLINK-2540 (NORAD 48290) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 January 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 4 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48290
International designator
2021-036Q
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
29 Apr 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Jan 2026Recorded time 18:57 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 8 months1,720 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 29.0°S, 130.0°W at 18:57 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, 8 monthsSTARLINK-2540’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 13 Jan 2026
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-0362024-0681STARLINK-25272024-0692STARLINK-25322024-0739STARLINK-25442024-0760STARLINK-25482024-1043STARLINK-25282024-2148STARLINK-25562025-0077STARLINK-24412025-0081STARLINK-25462025-0082STARLINK-25412025-0083STARLINK-24772025-0167STARLINK-25202025-0819STARLINK-2580In orbitStarlink V1.0-L24-02In orbitStarlink V1.0-L24-26In orbitStarlink V1.0-L24-27In orbitStarlink V1.0-L24-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L24-30In orbitStarlink V1.0-L24-31
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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