CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-0461
STARLINK-31653
STARLINK-31653 (NORAD 59485) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 February 2025 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
59485
International designator
2024-071B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
13 Apr 2024Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Feb 2025UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 25 Feb 2025
Time in orbit
10 months320 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.0°N to 43.0°SFinal inclination 43.0°
Mass
730 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2M
Programme
Starlink 2M S2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 4.0°S, 23.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 43.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.0°N and 43.0°S.
Life in orbit
10 monthsSTARLINK-31653’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 27 Feb 2025
7 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-071
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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