CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1909
STARLINK-31771
STARLINK-31771 (NORAD 59620) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 December 2025 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 1 year, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
59620
International designator
2024-080V
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
28 Apr 2024Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Dec 2025UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 24 Dec 2025
Time in orbit
1 year, 8 months609 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 32.0°S, 11.0°E. 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, 8 monthsSTARLINK-31771’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Came down with STARLINK-31771
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-080
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.