Satellite · NORAD 58879 · COSPAR 2024-020D
STARLINK-31296
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
464.9km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.63km/s
Inclination
53.16°
Period
93.8 min
93.8 min
Perigee
462km
Apogee
464km
orbit freshOrbit updated 2 h ago · element epoch 12 Sept 2026 02:46 UTC (10.2 h old)· Metadata updated 2 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
- 6.891° S
- Longitude
- 145.913° E
- Altitude
- 464.9 km
- Velocity
- 7.635 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 12 Sept 2026 02:46 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 29 Jan 2024
- COSPAR launch id
- 2024-020
Objects from the same launch · 21
- STARLINK-3130658876PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3132658877PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3130058878PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3132858880PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3126058881PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3132358882PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3120958883PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3131558884PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3131858885PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3132058886PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3132158887PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3097058888PayloadDecayed
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 2 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 18 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 11:11 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
- 58879
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2024-020D
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXWNEEVR588WQWWW08T
- Canonical slug
- starlink-31296-58879
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.