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Entry no.
2025-0729

STARLINK-31172

STARLINK-31172 (NORAD 58837) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 April 2025 over the Indian Ocean, after 1 year, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
58837
International designator
2024-017M
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Jan 2024Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Apr 2025Recorded time 10:54 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 2 months437 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 9.0°S, 126.0°E at 10:54 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.1°N and 53.1°S.

Life in orbit

1 year, 2 months

STARLINK-31172’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 5 Apr 2025

4 entries
2025-0726STARLINK-12932025-0727STARLINK-18792025-0728STARLINK-19092025-0730FRAM-2

From the same launch

2024-017
2025-0287STARLINK-31175In orbitStarlink Group 7-11-01In orbitStarlink Group 7-11-02In orbitStarlink Group 7-11-03In orbitStarlink Group 7-11-04In orbitStarlink Group 7-11-05In orbitStarlink Group 7-11-06
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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