STARLINK-1686
NORAD 46328· COSPAR 2020-062D· Starlink· LEO
Launch
Launched on Sep 3, 2020 from Launch Complex 39A, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 11 →
No longer in orbit
STARLINK-1686 reentered Earth's atmosphere on May 30, 2026. The orbit below is the last tracked element set, shown for reference — it is not a current position.
Last tracked · TLE epoch 2026-05-30 13:17 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
SpaceX
Country
United States
Manufacturer
SpaceX
Launched
Sep 3, 2020
Reentered
May 30, 2026
Mass
—
Apogee
162 km
Perigee
151 km
Inclination
53.02°
Period
87.5 min
Part of the Starlink constellation · this satellite is one of 10,866 (planned: 42,000)
SpaceX broadband mega-constellation in LEO. Currently the largest constellation ever flown.
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for STARLINK-1686 across 1 days of archived orbital elements (3 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-22.4 km
Rate
-19.74 km/day
Now
192 × 209 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
Launched with
9 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2020-062 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 11).
- STARLINK-1653 · 46352
- STARLINK-1656 · 46353
- STARLINK-1661 · 46355
- STARLINK-1724 · 46375
- STARLINK-1770 · 46383
- STARLINK-1771 · 46384
- STARLINK-1695 · 46329
- STARLINK-1762 · 46342
- STARLINK-1553 · 46348
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