CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1497
STARLINK-30879
STARLINK-30879 (NORAD 58235) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 September 2025, after 1 year, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
58235
International designator
2023-171F
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
8 Nov 2023Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Sep 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 10 months680 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
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. 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, 10 monthsSTARLINK-30879’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 18 Sep 2025
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-171
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.