{"id":665749,"date":"2026-10-26T10:52:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T10:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/665749\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T10:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T10:52:12","slug":"four-starlinks-reenter-11166-left-in-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/665749\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Starlinks Reenter, 11,166 Left in Orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  Latest Developments<\/p>\n<p>No qualifying SpaceX headlines cleared our filters in the last 36 hours. The constellation stands at 13042 launched, 11166 in orbit, 11151 working; the safety and constellation sections below carry today\u2019s tracking picture.<\/p>\n<p>Space Safety<\/p>\n<p>SOCRATES lists one Starlink-involved conjunction among its current top-probability events, and none rate as high risk. Two Starlink satellites have active <a href=\"https:\/\/keeptrack.space\/space-terms\/reentry\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reentry<\/a> predictions, which is in line with the routine controlled deorbits of older spacecraft across the constellation.<\/p>\n<p>Risk<br \/>\nStarlink Sat<br \/>\nOther Object<br \/>\nStatus<br \/>\nMin Range (km)<br \/>\nRel Speed (km\/s)<br \/>\nMax Prob<br \/>\nTime of Closest Approach<\/p>\n<p>MODERATE<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/keeptrack.space\/satellite\/67878\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">STARLINK-36689<\/a><br \/>\nSTARLINK-38027<br \/>\nOperational<br \/>\n0.027<br \/>\n7.141<br \/>\n0.3269<br \/>\nOct 26, 18:11 UTC<\/p>\n<p>Satellite<br \/>\nNORAD ID<br \/>\nPredicted Decay<br \/>\nWindow (min)<br \/>\nInclination<br \/>\nLat<br \/>\nLon<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keeptrack.space\/satellite\/48582\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">STARLINK-2236<\/a><br \/>\n48582<br \/>\nOct 26, 21:25 UTC<br \/>\n540<br \/>\n53\u00b0<br \/>\n49.7\u00b0<br \/>\n193.5\u00b0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keeptrack.space\/satellite\/44741\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">STARLINK-1036<\/a><br \/>\n44741<br \/>\nOct 28, 19:58 UTC<br \/>\n1080<br \/>\n53\u00b0<br \/>\n-16.7\u00b0<br \/>\n319.5\u00b0<\/p>\n<p>Constellation Status<\/p>\n<p>Four Starlink satellites reentered since the last check, dropping the in-orbit count from 11,170 to 11,166 and the working count from 11,155 to 11,151. The decayed total rose to 1,876. SpaceX has launched 13,042 Starlink satellites to date, and as of the October 26 update 99.9% of those still in orbit are working.<\/p>\n<p>Total Launched: 13042<br \/>\nTotal On Orbit: 11166<br \/>\nTotal Working: 11151<\/p>\n<p>Track Starlink satellites in real-time: <a href=\"https:\/\/app.keeptrack.space\/?preset=starlink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Track Starlink<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wondering about the totals? See <a href=\"https:\/\/keeptrack.space\/starlink-satellite-count\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">how many Starlink satellites are in orbit<\/a>, updated daily.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/b1049.BK-YpiHb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"h-full w-full object-cover object-center\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"\/>     <\/p>\n<p>B1049 is a retired Falcon 9 first stage booster who completed 10 successful orbital missions between 2018-2022. Known for exceptional fuel efficiency (4.72% above fleet average), B1049 has landed on both drone ships and landing zones, achieving a perfect touchdown record despite COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE weather predictions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Latest Developments No qualifying SpaceX headlines cleared our filters in the last 36 hours. 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