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Entry no.
2024-1432

STARLINK-11278

STARLINK-11278 (NORAD 60990) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 September 2024 over South America, after 7 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
60990
International designator
2024-158A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
5 Sep 2024Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Sep 2024Recorded time 22:33 UTC
Time in orbit
7 days7 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.1°N to 53.1°SFinal inclination 53.1°
Mass
960 kg
Operator
SpaceX
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2MD
Programme
Starlink 2M D1

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 28.0°S, 59.0°W at 22:33 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.1°N and 53.1°S.

Life in orbit

7 days

Also ended on 12 Sep 2024

5 entries
2024-1430STARLINK-11552024-1431STARLINK-11602024-1427DELTA 1 DEB2024-1428FENGYUN 1C DEB2024-1429COSMOS 2251 DEB

From the same launch

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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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