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Entry no.
2024-1647

STARLINK-31682

STARLINK-31682 (NORAD 59440) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 October 2024 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
59440
International designator
2024-065V
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Apr 2024Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Oct 2024Recorded time 00:50 UTC
Time in orbit
6 months187 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.1°N to 53.1°SFinal inclination 53.1°
Mass
730 kg
Operator
SpaceX
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2M
Programme
Starlink 2M S1

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 50.0°S, 34.0°W at 00:50 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.1°N and 53.1°S.

Life in orbit

6 months

STARLINK-31682’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 11 Oct 2024

10 entries
2024-1644FLOCK 4S 412024-1645FLOCK 4X 42024-1648SJ-192024-1638THOR ABLESTAR DEB2024-1639COSMOS 1275 DEB2024-1640COSMOS 2251 DEB2024-1641COSMOS 2251 DEB2024-1642DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB2024-1643NOAA 16 DEB2024-1646H-2A DEB

From the same launch

2024-065
2024-1525STARLINK-31752In orbitStarlink Group 8-1-01In orbitStarlink Group 8-1-02In orbitStarlink Group 8-1-03In orbitStarlink Group 8-1-04In orbitStarlink Group 8-1-05In orbitStarlink Group 8-1-06
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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