RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-31655
STARLINK-31655 (NORAD 59257) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 February 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
59257
International designator
2024-050D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
19 Mar 2024Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Feb 2026Recorded time 07:03 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 10 months690 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, 116.0°W at 07:03 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.1°N and 53.1°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 10 monthsSTARLINK-31655’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Feb 2026
7 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-050
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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