CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1304
STARLINK-31103
STARLINK-31103 (NORAD 58780) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 August 2024 over Africa, after 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
58780
International designator
2024-011R
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
14 Jan 2024Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Aug 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 26 Aug 2024
Time in orbit
7 months226 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.1°N to 53.1°SFinal inclination 53.1°
Mass
730 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2M
Programme
Starlink 2M S1
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 12.0°N, 9.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.1°N and 53.1°S.
Life in orbit
7 monthsSTARLINK-31103’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 27 Aug 2024
8 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-011Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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