CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0519
STARLINK-32730
STARLINK-32730 (NORAD 62447) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 May 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
62447
International designator
2024-251R
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
29 Dec 2024Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
3 May 2026Recorded time 13:27 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 4 months490 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.2°N to 53.2°SFinal inclination 53.2°
Mass
730 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2M
Programme
Starlink 2M S1
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 3.0°S, 169.0°W at 13:27 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.2°N and 53.2°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 4 monthsSTARLINK-32730’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 May 2026
8 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-251
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.