Reentry watch · Starlink satellite
Starlink-1283: coming down
Starlink-1283 is expected to come back into the atmosphere on November 1, 2026 at 6:29 PM UTC, give or take 11 hours. Where it comes down depends on the exact time, which narrows as the day comes. SpaceX brings old Starlinks down on purpose, and they burn up completely.
- What
- Starlink satellite (STARLINK-1283)
- Catalog number
- 45389
- Launched
- Mar 18, 2020 (2020-019AF)
- Size on radar
- large
- Predicted
- November 1, 2026 at 6:29 PM UTC, give or take 11 hours
- Where it is then
- 10.7° N, 142.7° W, over the Pacific Ocean, heading southeast
- Updates
- 3 from Space-Track, the last on Oct 30, 2026, 9:23 PM UTC
Its path while the window is open
The map needs JavaScript. The list below names the cities near the path.
The line is where it would be at each moment of the window; the dot is where Space-Track expects it at the predicted time. Within the shaded band it could be seen, low in the sky, if it came down at that point.
Who might see it
Cities within about 1,000 km of the path while their sky is dark, if it comes down while passing them:
- Ahmedabad: 18 km to the overhead, 11:25 PM GMT+5:30
- Sanaa: 67 km to the southwest, 10:20 PM GMT+3
- Meerut: 70 km to the northeast, 11:27 PM GMT+5:30
- Jaipur: 83 km to the southwest, 11:26 PM GMT+5:30
- Faridabad: 84 km to the southwest, 11:27 PM GMT+5:30
- Addis Ababa: 93 km to the southeast, 10:18 PM GMT+3
- Najafgarh: 94 km to the south, 11:27 PM GMT+5:30
- Delhi: 100 km to the south, 11:27 PM GMT+5:30
- Doha: 100 km to the south, 10:23 PM GMT+3
- Rājkot: 100 km to the southeast, 11:25 PM GMT+5:30
- Vadodara: 107 km to the northwest, 11:25 PM GMT+5:30
- Almaty: 110 km to the northwest, 12:30 AM GMT+5
- Ghāziābād: 111 km to the northeast, 11:27 PM GMT+5:30
- Kampala: 118 km to the east, 10:16 PM GMT+3
- Tashkent: 126 km to the south, 12:29 AM GMT+5
- Agra: 130 km to the northwest, 11:27 PM GMT+5:30
- Sūrat: 155 km to the west, 11:25 PM GMT+5:30
- Durban: 158 km to the east, 7:39 PM GMT+2
- Lubumbashi: 193 km to the west, 9:12 PM GMT+2
- Gorakhpur: 221 km to the southeast, 11:27 PM GMT+5:30
- Abu Dhabi: 224 km to the northwest, 11:24 PM GMT+4
- Dubai: 255 km to the west, 11:24 PM GMT+4
- Sharjah: 261 km to the northwest, 11:24 PM GMT+4
- Mashhad: 285 km to the southeast, 10:57 PM GMT+3:30
From where you are
Whether its path passes within sight of you while your sky is dark.
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How the prediction changed
| Issued | Predicted time | Give or take |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026, 9:23 PM UTC | Nov 1, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC | 11 hours |
| Oct 29, 2026, 1:15 PM UTC | Nov 1, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC | 15 hours |
| Oct 28, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC | Nov 1, 2026, 6:36 PM UTC | 18 hours |
What a reentry looks like
Satellites and rocket stages hit the air at about 28,000 km/h (17,000 mph). About 70 to 100 km up they start to glow and break apart, so from the ground it looks like a slow line of orange and white fireballs, often with glowing trails, moving across the sky together in a straight line. It can last from 30 seconds to a few minutes, and it can be seen from up to about 1,000 km away, low on the horizon.
Not a meteor: a meteor is over in a second or two. A reentry is slower, lasts longer, and usually breaks into a cluster of pieces. Not a plane: no blinking lights, and it doesn't turn.
Is it dangerous?
Almost never. Starlink satellites are built to burn up completely. Big rocket stages can drop a few tough parts, like fuel tanks, which nearly always land in the ocean. If you find something you think fell from space, don't touch it: take photos and call the local police.
Saw it? Report it Everything coming down
Predictions from Space-Track.org (USSPACECOM's reentry messages). They narrow as the day comes: a few days out the time is only known to within hours, in the last hours to within minutes. Tumbling objects can still come down outside the window. Paths are worked out from the newest orbit data.