CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0824
STARLINK-1617
STARLINK-1617 (NORAD 46350) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 June 2024 over the Indian Ocean, after 3 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46350
International designator
2020-062AB
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
3 Sep 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Jun 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 7 Jun 2024
Time in orbit
3 years, 9 months1,374 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.0°N to 53.0°SFinal inclination 53.0°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0V1
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 53.0°S, 42.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 9 monthsSTARLINK-1617’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Jun 2024
5 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-062
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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