RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-31227
STARLINK-31227 (NORAD 59026) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 January 2026, after 1 year, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
59026
International designator
2024-038D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
25 Feb 2024Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Jan 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 11 months703 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
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. 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, 11 monthsSTARLINK-31227’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Jan 2026
1 entryFrom the same launch
2024-038
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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