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Entry no.
2025-0914

STARLINK-31617

STARLINK-31617 (NORAD 59455) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 May 2025 over North America, after 1 year in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
59455
International designator
2024-068A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
10 Apr 2024Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
2 May 2025Recorded time 21:28 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year387 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.0°N to 43.0°SFinal inclination 43.0°
Mass
730 kg
Operator
SpaceX
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2M
Programme
Starlink 2M S2

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 41.0°N, 104.0°W at 21:28 UTC. 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

STARLINK-31617’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 2 May 2025

2 entries
2025-0912STARLINK-22642025-0913STARLINK-5077

From the same launch

2024-068
2024-1160STARLINK-314822024-1768STARLINK-31375In orbitStarlink Group 6-48-02In orbitStarlink Group 6-48-03In orbitStarlink Group 6-48-04In orbitStarlink Group 6-48-05In orbitStarlink Group 6-48-06In orbitStarlink Group 6-48-08
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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