Satellite · NORAD 59887 · COSPAR 2024-100C
STARLINK-31976
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
495.4km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.62km/s
Inclination
43.00°
Period
94.3 min
94.3 min
Perigee
482km
Apogee
484km
orbit freshOrbit updated 49 min ago · element epoch 12 Sept 2026 02:57 UTC (9.1 h old)· Metadata updated 49 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
- 42.653° S
- Longitude
- 96.611° W
- Altitude
- 495.4 km
- Velocity
- 7.618 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 12 Sept 2026 02:57 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 28 May 2024
- COSPAR launch id
- 2024-100
Objects from the same launch · 22
- STARLINK-3197459885PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3197559886PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3196559888PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3196959889PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3195159890PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3194959891PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3197759892PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3196359893PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3196159894PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3196459895PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3190559896PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3192859897PayloadActive
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 44 min ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 17 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
- 59887
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2024-100C
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SY0SKM53TNMFJJH4Z98
- Canonical slug
- starlink-31976-59887
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.