Week in Space Data, every Friday.
TIP message of 4 Nov, 13:34 UTC.
Between 00:42 and 22:42 UTC on Fri 6 Nov
Predicted 11:42 UTC, plus or minus 11 hours.
Window opens in about 27 hours.
That window spans about 15 orbits, so it could come down anywhere along about 15 laps of its path, between about 53°S and 53°N.
Space-Track update of 4 Nov, 13:34 UTC. Next update expected in about 14 hours.
Between 00:42 and 22:42 UTC the object makes about 15 laps between about 53°S and 53°N. The shaded band shows the latitudes it passes over. It could come down anywhere in this band, or burn up entirely.
We email you when Space-Track's prediction for STARLINK-1420 moves by more than an hour and more than half its previous window, or first narrows below 2 hours, at most once every 6 hours, and once when it is recorded as re-entered. No account. Stop in one click. Not for safety decisions.
| Message (UTC) | Predicted (UTC) | Plus or minus | Window drawn on a shared time axis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov, 04:50 UTC | 03:23 Fri 6 Novplus or minus 19 hours | 19 hours | |
| 3 Nov, 11:51 UTC | 12:12 Fri 6 Novplus or minus 15 hours | 15 hours | |
| 4 Nov, 13:34 UTC |
Latitudes it passes over (about 53°S to 53°N)
Only the latitude band is shown: paths computed from the latest orbital elements did not match the prediction closely enough to draw. Map: Natural Earth (public domain), equirectangular.
| 11:42 Fri 6 Novplus or minus 11 hours |
| 11 hours |
The bars (wider screens) draw each window on one time axis, with a tick at the predicted time. The window is read as plus or minus that many minutes; Space-Track's documentation does not define the unit, so we cross-check it against NASA and ESA (see How we read these predictions).