RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-31027
STARLINK-31027 (NORAD 58720) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 September 2026, after 2 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
58720
International designator
2024-002R
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
3 Jan 2024Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Sep 2026UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 22 Sep 2026
Time in orbit
2 years, 8 months994 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
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. 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, 8 monthsSTARLINK-31027’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 23 Sep 2026
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-002
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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