Week in Space Data, every Friday.
TIP message of 3 Nov, 22:37 UTC.
Between 05:58 and 21:58 UTC on Thu 5 Nov
Predicted 13:58 UTC, plus or minus 8 hours.
Window opens in about 8 hours.
That window spans about 11 orbits, so it could come down anywhere along about 11 laps of its path, between about 82.7°S and 82.7°N.
Space-Track update of 3 Nov, 22:37 UTC. Space-Track's next update was expected around 13:58 UTC.
Between 05:58 and 21:58 UTC the object makes about 11 laps between about 82.7°S and 82.7°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-36253 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov, 03:12 UTC | 01:11 Fri 6 Novplus or minus 14 hours | 14 hours | |
| 3 Nov, 22:37 UTC | 13:58 Thu 5 Novplus or minus 8 hours | 8 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).
Latitudes it passes over (about 82.7°S to 82.7°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.