CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0008
STARLINK-11459
STARLINK-11459 (NORAD 62464) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 January 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 1 year in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
62464
International designator
2024-254C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
31 Dec 2024Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Jan 2026Recorded time 10:42 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year367 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 23.0°S, 162.0°W at 10:42 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 yearSTARLINK-11459’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Jan 2026
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-254
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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