CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-2171
STARLINK-5962
STARLINK-5962 (NORAD 55992) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 December 2024 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
55992
International designator
2023-042G
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Mar 2023Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Dec 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 23 Dec 2024
Time in orbit
1 year, 9 months641 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.0°N to 43.0°SFinal inclination 43.0°
Mass
305 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink
Programme
Starlink 1.5 G5
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 2.0°S, 179.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 43.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.0°N and 43.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 9 monthsSTARLINK-5962’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Dec 2024
16 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-042
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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