Satellite · NORAD 59221 · COSPAR 2024-046W
STARLINK-31516
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
465.2km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.64km/s
Inclination
53.16°
Period
93.8 min
93.8 min
Perigee
462km
Apogee
464km
orbit freshOrbit updated 13 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:09 UTC (6.8 h old)· Metadata updated 13 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
- 37.200° N
- Longitude
- 153.985° W
- Altitude
- 465.2 km
- Velocity
- 7.639 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:09 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 11 Mar 2024
- COSPAR launch id
- 2024-046
Objects from the same launch · 22
- STARLINK-3160359201PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3160259202PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3157759203PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3152259204PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3158659205PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3124759206PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3159159207PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3157659208PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3160159209PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3152059210PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3149659211PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3149259212PayloadActive
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 11 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 13 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
- 59221
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2024-046W
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXXSMBKBWBX7QFCAYBJ
- Canonical slug
- starlink-31516-59221
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.