CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1398
STARLINK-31790
STARLINK-31790 (NORAD 59648) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 August 2025 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
59648
International designator
2024-082T
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
3 May 2024Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Aug 2025Recorded time 06:52 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 3 months475 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 1.0°N, 142.0°W at 06:52 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, 3 monthsSTARLINK-31790’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 Aug 2025
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-082Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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