Satellite · NORAD 69487 · COSPAR 2026-131K
STARLINK-37842
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
467.3km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.64km/s
Inclination
97.29°
Period
93.9 min
93.9 min
Perigee
464km
Apogee
467km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:54 UTC (7.9 h old)· Metadata updated 9 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
- 23.655° N
- Longitude
- 30.860° W
- Altitude
- 467.3 km
- Velocity
- 7.635 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:54 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 11 Jun 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-131
Objects from the same launch · 23
- STARLINK-3781669478PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3787869479PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3781769480PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3772769481PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3781469482PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3786969483PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3787369484PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3789269485PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3789369486PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3744969488PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3783169489PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3787969490PayloadActive
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 9 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 18:53 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
- 69487
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-131K
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZSV7Y7WTWRTJ7ANR1G
- Canonical slug
- starlink-37842-69487
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.