RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-31268
STARLINK-31268 (NORAD 59245) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 April 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 2 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
59245
International designator
2024-049Q
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
16 Mar 2024Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Apr 2026Recorded time 04:13 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years758 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
Recorded positionRecorded position 35.0°S, 127.0°W at 04:13 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 43.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.0°N and 43.0°S.
Life in orbit
2 yearsSTARLINK-31268’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 13 Apr 2026
5 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-049
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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