CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1822
STARLINK-31618
STARLINK-31618 (NORAD 59528) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 December 2025 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
59528
International designator
2024-073T
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Apr 2024Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Dec 2025Recorded time 02:51 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 7 months595 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 43.0°S, 94.0°W at 02:51 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, 7 monthsSTARLINK-31618’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 Dec 2025
5 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-073
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.