RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-11143
STARLINK-11143 (NORAD 59953) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 February 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
59953
International designator
2024-107J
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
5 Jun 2024Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Feb 2026Recorded time 15:51 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 8 months613 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.1°N to 53.1°SFinal inclination 53.1°
Mass
960 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2MD
Programme
Starlink 2M D1
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 18.0°S, 155.0°W at 15:51 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, 8 monthsSTARLINK-11143’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Feb 2026
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-107
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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