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Re-entered Satellites

36,404
objects re-entered since 1957

The complete, searchable record of everything that has come back down: 36,404 catalogued objects re-entered since 1957 — 8,892 satellites, 4,268 rocket bodies and 23,244 debris objects. Every entry links to a permanent historical profile: lifecycle, operator, builder, mass and launch record. For what's still in orbit, see the live satellite directory; for objects about to come down, the re-entry tracker.

36,404
objects re-entered
8,892
satellites
4,268
rocket bodies
896
this year
0
this month
ObjectNORADTypeRe-entered▼OperatorCountryLaunchedMass
Starlink Group 3-1-32 53074 SAT 30 Aug 2026 SpaceX United States 2022297 kg
Starlink Group 3-5-39 56355 SAT 28 Aug 2026 SpaceX United States 2023300 kg
Starlink V1.0-L14-13 46743 SAT 26 Aug 2026 SpaceX United States 2020260 kg
Starlink V1.0-L10-40 46167 SAT 26 Aug 2026 SpaceX United States 2020260 kg
Starlink Group 5-12-56 57156 SAT 25 Aug 2026 SpaceX United States 2023305 kg
Starlink V1.0-L19-38 47657 SAT 25 Aug 2026 SpaceX United States 2021260 kg
Starlink Group 3-3-42 53506 SAT 25 Aug 2026 SpaceX United States 2022300 kg
Starlink V1.0-L10-13 46142 SAT 24 Aug 2026 SpaceX United States 2020260 kg
Starlink V1.0-L13-04 46674 SAT 24 Aug 2026 SpaceX United States 2020260 kg
Starlink V1.0-L11-26 46329 SAT 23 Aug 2026 SpaceX United States 2020260 kg
Starlink V1.0-L13-58 46727 SAT 22 Aug 2026 SpaceX United States 2020260 kg
Starlink Group 4-36-42 54092 SAT 22 Aug 2026 SpaceX United States 2022305 kg
Starlink V1.0-L10-37 46129 SAT 22 Aug 2026 SpaceX United States 2020260 kg
Trisat-4 67482 SAT 21 Aug 2026 OKB5P Russia 20250.5 kg
Starlink V1.0-L12-42 46582 SAT 20 Aug 2026 SpaceX United States 2020260 kg
Starlink Group 3-4-34 53681 SAT 20 Aug 2026 SpaceX United States 2022300 kg
Skykraft 3D 57956 SAT 20 Aug 2026 SKYKR Australia 202350 kg
Trisat-2 67298 SAT 20 Aug 2026 OKB5P? Russia 20250.5 kg
Starlink V1.0-L11-10 46352 SAT 19 Aug 2026 SpaceX United States 2020260 kg
Starlink V1.0-L5-24 45388 SAT 19 Aug 2026 SpaceX United States 2020260 kg
Jilin-1 GaoFen 03D-28 52445 SAT 19 Aug 2026 CGSTL China 202242 kg
Jilin-1 GaoFen 03D-39 53449 SAT 19 Aug 2026 CGSTL China 202242 kg
Faraday-1R 48924 SAT 18 Aug 2026 INSPM United Kingdom 202110 kg
Hyperview-1G 61772 SAT 18 Aug 2026 SNIU Russia 202410 kg
Starlink Group 6-6-03 57432 SAT 17 Aug 2026 SpaceX United States 2023730 kg
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Notable re-entries

DOS 7K No. 72001 · 20,100 kgThe Mir space station — largest controlled deorbit in historySkylab I OWS1979 · 33,956 kgSkylab — the re-entry that made the world watch the sky (1979)DOS-61991 · 19,824 kgSalyut 7 — Soviet station down over Argentina (1991)Tiangong 12018 · 8,500 kgTiangong-1 — the uncontrolled re-entry that led world news (2018)UARS1991 · 6,526 kgUARS — NASA climate satellite, headline re-entry of 2011ROSAT2011 · 2,426 kgROSAT — X-ray telescope, uncontrolled return (2011)US-A No. 3251978 · 1,150 kgCosmos 954 — nuclear-powered, scattered debris over Canada (1978)Pereletniy modul' FG2012 · 1,820 kgPhobos-Grunt — Mars probe that never left Earth orbit (2012)CZ-5B Stage 12021 · 21,600 kgLong March 5B core stage — 21-tonne uncontrolled re-entry (2021)

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Frequently asked questions

How many satellites have re-entered the atmosphere?

8,892 catalogued satellites have re-entered Earth's atmosphere since 1957, 598 of them this year, according to Orbital Radar's historical catalogue records.

How many objects have re-entered in total?

Including rocket bodies and debris, 36,404 catalogued objects have re-entered since 1957 — 8,892 satellites, 4,268 rocket bodies and 23,244 debris objects.

What happens when a satellite re-enters?

Atmospheric drag gradually lowers a satellite’s orbit until it falls back into the atmosphere, where most of the spacecraft burns up from heating. Larger components can survive to the surface, which is why controlled re-entries are targeted at remote ocean areas.

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