Satellite · NORAD 59474 · COSPAR 2024-068V
STARLINK-31581
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
494.9km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.62km/s
Inclination
43.00°
Period
94.3 min
94.3 min
Perigee
483km
Apogee
484km
orbit freshOrbit updated 45 min ago · element epoch 12 Sept 2026 03:56 UTC (6.0 h old)· Metadata updated 45 min 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
- 40.511° S
- Longitude
- 152.718° W
- Altitude
- 494.9 km
- Velocity
- 7.618 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 12 Sept 2026 03:56 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 10 Apr 2024
- COSPAR launch id
- 2024-068
Objects from the same launch · 22
- STARLINK-3161759455PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-3162259456PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3131959457PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3162559458PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3163159459PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3162059460PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3148259461PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-3151159462PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3136459463PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3159759464PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3162159465PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3146259466PayloadActive
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 40 min ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 15 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 09:09 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
- 59474
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2024-068V
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXYVXP6K7709TKT44XH
- Canonical slug
- starlink-31581-59474
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.