STARLINK-1997
NORAD 47592· COSPAR 2021-009AW· Starlink· LEO
Launch
Launched on Feb 4, 2021 from Space Launch Complex 40, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 18 →
No longer in orbit
STARLINK-1997 reentered Earth's atmosphere on Jul 3, 2026. The orbit below is the last tracked element set, shown for reference — it is not a current position.
Last tracked · TLE epoch 2026-07-03 07:50 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
SpaceX
Country
United States
Manufacturer
SpaceX
Launched
Feb 4, 2021
Reentered
Jul 3, 2026
Mass
—
Apogee
188 km
Perigee
182 km
Inclination
53.01°
Period
88.1 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-1997 across 37 days of archived orbital elements (39 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-135.1 km
Rate
-3.64 km/day
Now
182 × 188 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
3 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2021-009 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 18).
- STARLINK-1995 · 47590
- STARLINK-2001 · 47596
- STARLINK-1954 · 47555
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