Satellite · NORAD 60016 · COSPAR 2024-111A
STARLINK-31978
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
472.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.63km/s
Inclination
53.16°
Period
94.0 min
94.0 min
Perigee
470km
Apogee
472km
orbit freshOrbit updated 13 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 09:50 UTC (11.2 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
- 34.391° N
- Longitude
- 14.562° E
- Altitude
- 472.7 km
- Velocity
- 7.634 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 09:50 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 08 Jun 2024
- COSPAR launch id
- 2024-111
Objects from the same launch · 21
- STARLINK-3198760017PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3198460018PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3198660019PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3188360020PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3196760021PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3198260022PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3199260023PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3199060024PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3186460025PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-3193960026PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3201260027PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3200860028PayloadActive
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
- 60016
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2024-111A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SY0SKM53TNMFJJH4ZBK
- Canonical slug
- starlink-31978-60016
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.