RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-3603
STARLINK-3603 (NORAD 51816) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 April 2026 over South America, after 4 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
51816
International designator
2022-017BA
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
25 Feb 2022Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Apr 2026Recorded time 09:23 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 1 month1,515 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.2°N to 53.2°SFinal inclination 53.2°
Mass
297 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G4
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 26.0°S, 52.0°W at 09:23 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.2°N and 53.2°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 1 monthSTARLINK-3603’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 20 Apr 2026
7 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-0172023-1084STARLINK-35962023-2021STARLINK-36002024-0611STARLINK-35812024-1050STARLINK-36272024-1321STARLINK-36302025-1900STARLINK-3557PendingSTARLINK-3633PendingSTARLINK-3573In orbitStarlink Group 4-11-01In orbitStarlink Group 4-11-25In orbitStarlink Group 4-11-28In orbitStarlink Group 4-11-31In orbitStarlink Group 4-11-32In orbitStarlink Group 4-11-34
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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