RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-32838
STARLINK-32838 (NORAD 62827) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 January 2026 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
62827
International designator
2025-018X
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Jan 2025Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Jan 2026Recorded time 13:41 UTC
Time in orbit
11 months346 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.2°N to 53.2°SFinal inclination 53.2°
Mass
730 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2M
Programme
Starlink 2M S1
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 53.0°S, 164.0°E at 13:41 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.2°N and 53.2°S.
Life in orbit
11 monthsSTARLINK-32838’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Jan 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2025-018
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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