Satellite · NORAD 100551 · COSPAR 2026-200T
STARLINK-38231
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
328.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.71km/s
Inclination
70.00°
Period
91.0 min
91.0 min
Perigee
322km
Apogee
326km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 11:54 UTC (9.0 h old)· Metadata updated 8 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
- 15.143° S
- Longitude
- 150.857° W
- Altitude
- 328.8 km
- Velocity
- 7.711 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 11:54 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 02 Sept 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-200
Objects from the same launch · 26
- STARLINK-38244100534PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38203100535PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38359100536PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38361100537PayloadActive
- STARLINK-36331100538PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38211100539PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38329100540PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38328100541PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38352100542PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38235100543PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38342100544PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38216100545PayloadActive
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 8 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
- 100551
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-200T
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZY9Y48JV5MPM2EMD1C
- Canonical slug
- starlink-38231-100551
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.