STARLINK-31304

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite STARLINK-31304 at a glance.

Uptime

684

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.5

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

43.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for STARLINK-31304.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: STARLINK-31304

International designator: 2024-049A

Object number (NORAD): 59231

Object ID (CCSDS): 59231

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 93.044 minutes

Inclination: 42.9956 deg

SMA: 6801.748 km

Apoapsis: 435.632 km

Periapsis: 411.593 km

RAAN: 351.6401 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0017671

Argument of periapsis: 159.2944 deg

Mean anomaly: 222.7604 deg

Mean motion: 15.47647298 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00307261 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0055599346 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Jan. 29, 2026, 3:27 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Jan. 28, 2026, 10 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 STARLINK-31304

TLE line 1: 1 59231U 24049A 26028.91668981 .00307261 00000-0 55599-2 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 59231 42.9956 351.6401 0017671 159.2944 222.7604 15.47647298 5992

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite STARLINK-31304.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

STARLINK-31304 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-44’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.

The launch took place on March 16, 2024, 12:21 a.m. from Launch Complex 39A.

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Launch to space Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-44
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-44

Agency: SpaceX

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 16, 2024, 12:21 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Falcon 9

Launch pad: Launch Complex 39A

Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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