Satellite · NORAD 59173 · COSPAR 2024-044X
STARLINK-31289
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
487.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.62km/s
Inclination
43.00°
Period
94.3 min
94.3 min
Perigee
482km
Apogee
484km
orbit freshOrbit updated 16 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 09:02 UTC (11.9 h old)· Metadata updated 16 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
- 22.290° S
- Longitude
- 36.137° E
- Altitude
- 487.8 km
- Velocity
- 7.622 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 09:02 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 04 Mar 2024
- COSPAR launch id
- 2024-044
Objects from the same launch · 22
- STARLINK-3131259152PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3130859153PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3127059154PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3134159155PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3133859156PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3133459157PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3129759158PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3118259159PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3132759160PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3125659161PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3127259162PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3127859163PayloadActive
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 14 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 16 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 | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 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
- 59173
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2024-044X
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXXSMBKBWBX7QFCAYA5
- Canonical slug
- starlink-31289-59173
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.