CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1414
STARLINK-30970
STARLINK-30970 (NORAD 58888) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 September 2024, after 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
58888
International designator
2024-020N
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
29 Jan 2024Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Sep 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months224 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
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. 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-30970’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 9 Sep 2024
10 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-020
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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