CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0611
STARLINK-3581
STARLINK-3581 (NORAD 51806) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 May 2024 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 2 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
51806
International designator
2022-017AQ
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
25 Feb 2022Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
1 May 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 30 Apr 2024
Time in orbit
2 years, 2 months796 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.2°N to 53.2°SFinal inclination 53.2°
Mass
297 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G4
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 35.0°N, 18.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.2°N and 53.2°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 2 monthsSTARLINK-3581’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 1 May 2024
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-0172023-1084STARLINK-35962023-2021STARLINK-36002024-1050STARLINK-36272024-1321STARLINK-36302025-1900STARLINK-3557PendingSTARLINK-3603PendingSTARLINK-3633PendingSTARLINK-3573In orbitStarlink Group 4-11-01In orbitStarlink Group 4-11-25In orbitStarlink Group 4-11-28In orbitStarlink Group 4-11-31In orbitStarlink Group 4-11-32In orbitStarlink Group 4-11-34
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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