Reentry watch · Starlink satellite
Starlink-3306: coming down
Starlink-3306 is expected to come back into the atmosphere on November 2, 2026 at 10:53 PM UTC, give or take 13 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-3306)
- Catalog number
- 50163
- Launched
- Dec 18, 2021 (2021-125H)
- Size on radar
- large
- Predicted
- November 2, 2026 at 10:53 PM UTC, give or take 13 hours
- Where it is then
- 24.8° S, 129.7° E, over Australia, heading northeast
- Updates
- 2 from Space-Track, the last on Oct 31, 2026, 2:16 AM 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:
- Milwaukee: 75 km to the northeast, 5:30 PM CST
- Pittsburgh: 113 km to the southwest, 6:31 PM EST
- Cleveland: 119 km to the southwest, 6:31 PM EST
- Columbus: 121 km to the north, 6:31 PM EST
- Virginia Beach: 121 km to the west, 6:32 PM EST
- Detroit: 143 km to the south, 6:31 PM EST
- Salvador: 147 km to the north, 8:48 PM GMT-3
- Chicago: 179 km to the north, 5:30 PM CST
- Washington: 186 km to the west, 6:32 PM EST
- Raleigh: 194 km to the northeast, 6:32 PM EST
- Halifax: 195 km to the south, 6:02 PM AST
- Baltimore: 235 km to the west, 6:32 PM EST
- London: 259 km to the southwest, 6:31 PM EST
- Indianapolis: 294 km to the north, 6:30 PM EST
- Belém: 323 km to the northeast, 8:44 PM GMT-3
- Lexington: 355 km to the northeast, 6:31 PM EST
- Hamilton: 356 km to the southwest, 6:31 PM EST
- Philadelphia: 363 km to the southwest, 6:32 PM EST
- Charlotte: 383 km to the northeast, 6:32 PM EST
- Mississauga: 392 km to the southwest, 6:31 PM EST
- Toronto: 414 km to the southwest, 6:31 PM EST
- Oshawa: 464 km to the southwest, 6:31 PM EST
- Fortaleza: 472 km to the southwest, 8:46 PM GMT-3
- New York: 488 km to the southwest, 6:32 PM EST
From where you are
Whether its path passes within sight of you while your sky is dark.
or pick a place:
How the prediction changed
| Issued | Predicted time | Give or take |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2026, 2:16 AM UTC | Nov 2, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC | 13 hours |
| Oct 29, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC | Nov 4, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC | 19 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.