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STARLINK-3004

NORAD 48880· COSPAR 2021-059B· Starlink· SSO
Launch
Launched on Jun 30, 2021 from Space Launch Complex 40, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 2 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) →
Starlink satellite (representative)
Representative Starlink image · Official SpaceX Photos · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons
No longer in orbit

STARLINK-3004 reentered Earth's atmosphere on Jun 14, 2026. The orbit below is the last tracked element set, shown for reference — it is not a current position.

Last tracked · TLE epoch 2026-06-14 07:49 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
SpaceX
Country
United States
Manufacturer
SpaceX
Launched
Jun 30, 2021
Reentered
Jun 14, 2026
Mass
—
Apogee
153 km
Perigee
136 km
Inclination
97.65°
Period
87.2 min
Part of the Starlink constellation · this satellite is one of 10,866 (planned: 42,000)

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Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for STARLINK-3004 across 16 days of archived orbital elements (18 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-95.0 km
Rate
-5.89 km/day
Now
172 × 188 km
224276172May 28Jun 14
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

12 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2021-059 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 2 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)).

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