RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-11462
STARLINK-11462 (NORAD 62412) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 May 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
62412
International designator
2024-249D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
23 Dec 2024Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
29 May 2026Recorded time 10:03 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 5 months522 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.0°N to 43.0°SFinal inclination 43.0°
Mass
960 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2MD
Programme
Starlink 2M D2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 37.0°S, 134.0°W at 10:03 UTC. 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, 5 monthsSTARLINK-11462’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 29 May 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-249
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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