CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1828
STARLINK-11612
STARLINK-11612 (NORAD 63277) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 December 2025 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
63277
International designator
2025-053N
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 Mar 2025Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Dec 2025Recorded time 16:14 UTC
Time in orbit
8 months265 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.0°N to 43.0°SFinal inclination 43.0°
Mass
960 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2MD
Programme
Starlink 2M D2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 5.0°N, 169.0°E at 16:14 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 43.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.0°N and 43.0°S.
Life in orbit
8 monthsSTARLINK-11612’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Dec 2025
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2025-053
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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