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Entry no.
2024-2040

STARLINK-1059

STARLINK-1059 (NORAD 44764) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 December 2024 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 5 years in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
44764
International designator
2019-074BD
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
11 Nov 2019Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Dec 2024Recorded time 03:09 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years1,854 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.0°N to 53.0°SFinal inclination 53.0°
Mass
260 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.0

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 39.0°S, 167.0°E at 03:09 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.

Life in orbit

5 years

STARLINK-1059’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

From the same launch

2019-074
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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