Starlink-35956

Starlink constellation satellite which suffered a disabling debris event in 2025. Starlink-35956 was launched on November 23, 2025 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 17, 2026).

COSPAR 2025-271NNORAD 66629United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Starlink 35956
Common name: Starlink-35956
Payload designation: Starlink Group 11-30-13
International designator: 2025-271N
NORAD catalog number: 66629
GCAT identifier: S66629

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Starlink 2MO S1
Owner: SpaceX/Seattle
Country: United States
Builder: SpaceX (Seattle)
Platform (bus): Starlink V2MO

Launch

Date: November 23, 2025 · 08:48 UTC
Launch record: 2025-271Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 256 km
Apogee: 268 km
Inclination: 53.16°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: January 17, 2026
Last known active: Dec 17, 2025
End of operations: Dec 18, 2025

Size

Mass: 575 kg
Dry mass: 530 kg
Length: 0.3 m
Diameter: 4.10 m
Span: 29.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q137585563 (CC0).