CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1334
STARLINK-31302
STARLINK-31302 (NORAD 59094) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 August 2024 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
59094
International designator
2024-041W
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
29 Feb 2024Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Aug 2024Recorded time 21:43 UTC
Time in orbit
6 months183 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.0°N to 43.0°SFinal inclination 43.0°
Mass
730 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2M
Programme
Starlink 2M S2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 4.0°S, 176.0°E at 21:43 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 43.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.0°N and 43.0°S.
Life in orbit
6 monthsSTARLINK-31302’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Aug 2024
9 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-041
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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