CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1081
STARLINK-31709
STARLINK-31709 (NORAD 59383) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 May 2025 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
59383
International designator
2024-062K
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
2 Apr 2024Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
23 May 2025Recorded time 15:51 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 1 month416 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.1°N to 53.1°SFinal inclination 53.1°
Mass
730 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2M
Programme
Starlink 2M S1
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 49.0°S, 90.0°W at 15:51 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, 1 monthSTARLINK-31709’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 23 May 2025
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-062
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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