RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
STARLINK-35956
STARLINK-35956 (NORAD 66629) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 January 2026 over Australia, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
66629
International designator
2025-271N
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
23 Nov 2025Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Jan 2026Recorded time 07:13 UTC
Time in orbit
1 month55 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.1°N to 53.1°SFinal inclination 53.1°
Mass
575 kg
Operator
Built by
SpaceX
Bus
Starlink V2MO
Programme
Starlink 2MO S1
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 12.0°S, 142.0°E at 07:13 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 monthSTARLINK-35956’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 17 Jan 2026
1 entryFrom the same launch
2025-271
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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