Satellite · NORAD 57885 · COSPAR 2023-144X
STARLINK-30279
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
493.0km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.62km/s
Inclination
43.00°
Period
94.3 min
94.3 min
Perigee
482km
Apogee
484km
orbit agingOrbit updated 12 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:47 UTC (18.6 h old)· Metadata updated 12 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 36.849° S
- Longitude
- 156.226° E
- Altitude
- 493.0 km
- Velocity
- 7.619 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:47 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 16 Sept 2023
- COSPAR launch id
- 2023-144
Objects from the same launch · 21
- STARLINK-3043257864PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3042757865PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3039357866PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3043957867PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3044257868PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3044157869PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3046057870PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3044457871PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3044657872PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3044557873PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3044757874PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3043457875PayloadActive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 9 min ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 12 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 12 Sept 2026 07:07 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 57885
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2023-144X
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXR9AWCDRCXEZCJ2KX4
- Canonical slug
- starlink-30279-57885
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.