RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-30559
STARLINK-30559 (NORAD 58039) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 March 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 2 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
58039
International designator
2023-156M
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
9 Oct 2023Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Mar 2026Recorded time 03:15 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 5 months892 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.1°N to 53.1°SFinal inclination 53.1°
Mass
730 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2M
Programme
Starlink 2M S1
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 45.0°S, 162.0°W at 03:15 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.1°N and 53.1°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 5 monthsSTARLINK-30559’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 19 Mar 2026
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-156
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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