Satellite reentries — what's coming down right now
14 active objects below 260 km — live altitude, decay trend and a rough reentry window.
Which satellites are about to reenter? Below is the live list of the lowest active objects Cosmik is tracking — everything currently under 260 km, where atmospheric drag starts winning and a reentry becomes a days-to-weeks story. Each object has its own page with live altitude and a decay trend. Want a heads-up before the next one comes down? Get free reentry alerts.
Reentry candidates right now
| Object | NORAD | Altitude | Trend | Reentry window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRANSPORTER-11 OBJECT BF | 60521 | ~96 km | falling fast | likely within days |
| STARLINK-1622 | 46128 | ~122 km | falling fast | likely within days |
| STARLINK-1143 | 45179 | ~207 km | descending | weeks to a few months |
| STARLINK-2141 | 47731 | ~211 km | falling fast | likely within days |
| STARLINK-1541 | 46052 | ~216 km | falling fast | likely within days |
| STARLINK-1967 | 47568 | ~229 km | falling fast | likely within days |
| KUIPER-00163 | 65777 | ~230 km | falling fast | likely within days |
| STARLINK-2113 | 47392 | ~237 km | falling fast | likely within days |
| STARLINK-1151 | 45081 | ~244 km | slowly decaying | weeks to a few months |
| STARLINK-1633 | 46171 | ~244 km | falling fast | likely within days |
| STARLINK-1666 | 46357 | ~251 km | descending | days to a few weeks |
| QIANKUN-1 | 57422 | ~252 km | descending | days to a few weeks |
| STARLINK-1320 | 45572 | ~256 km | slowly decaying | weeks to a few months |
| STARLINK-1719 | 46331 | ~259 km | descending | days to a few weeks |
Sorted by altitude — the lowest object is closest to reentry. Data: live CelesTrak/NORAD orbital elements, propagated now with SGP4. Updated July 2026.
How reentry predictions work
Every satellite feels a faint atmospheric drag. As an object's altitude drops, each orbit gets a little lower and a little faster, until it dips deep enough into the atmosphere to burn up. Cosmik reads the same live orbital data behind the 3D map, propagates each object with SGP4 to get its current altitude and 24-hour decay rate, and lists everything below 260 km here. This is a drag-threshold heuristic, not a precise window — atmospheric density swings with solar activity, so real reentry timing can move by hours or days. We show a deliberately coarse window and say so on every page.
What happens when they come down
The overwhelming majority of these objects burn up completely, sometimes as a bright, slow fireball crossing the sky. Only large or dense pieces reach the ground, almost always over ocean or empty land. Read what happens when satellites fall for why most burn up and what (rarely) survives, or see the bigger picture on how much space debris is in orbit.
Get notified before the next reentry
Don't want to keep checking? Turn on reentry alerts and Cosmik will send a free push or email when an object is predicted to fall — with the current window and a link to follow it live. More on how it works: satellite reentry alerts.
Explore the live data
Watch any of these objects descend on the live satellite tracker, browse the full satellite database, see how many satellites are in orbit, or read what happens when satellites fall.
