Satellite · NORAD 59730 · COSPAR 2024-090A
STARLINK-31472
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
478.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.62km/s
Inclination
43.00°
Period
93.8 min
93.8 min
Perigee
456km
Apogee
468km
orbit agingOrbit updated 16 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 06:22 UTC (21.5 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
- 42.561° S
- Longitude
- 80.655° E
- Altitude
- 478.8 km
- Velocity
- 7.625 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 06:22 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 13 May 2024
- COSPAR launch id
- 2024-090
Objects from the same launch · 22
- STARLINK-3181759731PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3184159732PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-3183359733PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3184959734PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3166159735PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3170759736PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3182159737PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3181959738PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3172659739PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3175959740PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3181859741PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3181659742PayloadActive
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 8 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 | 12 Sept 2026 03:03 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
- 59730
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2024-090A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXZT4HX9F7CBV73DTH1
- Canonical slug
- starlink-31472-59730
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.