RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-3096
STARLINK-3096 (NORAD 49131) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 May 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 4 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49131
International designator
2021-082B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
14 Sep 2021Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
20 May 2026Recorded time 11:13 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 8 months1,709 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
70.0°N to 70.0°SFinal inclination 70.0°
Mass
297 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 21.0°S, 169.0°W at 11:13 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 70.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.0°N and 70.0°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 8 monthsSTARLINK-3096’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 20 May 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-0822021-0329FALCON 9 R/B2024-1600STARLINK-31182024-1813STARLINK-30822024-2121STARLINK-30742025-0763STARLINK-30532025-0794STARLINK-31012025-0806STARLINK-30812025-0836STARLINK-31042025-1064STARLINK-30422025-1091STARLINK-30912025-1584STARLINK-30842025-1687STARLINK-3047In orbitStarlink Group 2-1-24In orbitStarlink Group 2-1-25In orbitStarlink Group 2-1-26In orbitStarlink Group 2-1-27In orbitStarlink Group 2-1-28In orbitStarlink Group 2-1-29
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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