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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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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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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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