CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1321
STARLINK-3630
STARLINK-3630 (NORAD 51796) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 August 2024, after 2 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
51796
International designator
2022-017AE
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
25 Feb 2022Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Aug 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 6 months916 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
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. 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, 6 monthsSTARLINK-3630’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 29 Aug 2024
10 entriesFrom the same launch
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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