CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1617
STARLINK-31897
STARLINK-31897 (NORAD 59852) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 October 2025, after 1 year, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
59852
International designator
2024-097T
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
23 May 2024Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Oct 2025UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 10 Oct 2025
Time in orbit
1 year, 4 months508 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, 4 monthsSTARLINK-31897’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 13 Oct 2025
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-097
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.