RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-2187
STARLINK-2187 (NORAD 48562) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 October 2026, after 5 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48562
International designator
2021-041K
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 May 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Oct 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 5 months1,989 days
How it ended
Re-entered
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
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. 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-2187’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Oct 2026
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-0412021-0297STARLINK-22762022-0220STARLINK-21732022-0961STARLINK-22462024-0030STARLINK-22422024-0414CAPELLA-6 (WHITNEY)2024-0625STARLINK-22562024-0682STARLINK-22742024-0694STARLINK-22332024-0740STARLINK-22152024-0741STARLINK-22482024-0756STARLINK-21672024-0924STARLINK-2186In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-01In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-25In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-26In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-28In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-29In orbitStarlink V1.0-L26-31
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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