Key statistics
Satellite STARLINK-31438 at a glance.
Uptime
684
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
43.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for STARLINK-31438.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: STARLINK-31438
International designator: 2024-049D
Object number (NORAD): 59234
Object ID (CCSDS): 59234
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.265 minutes
Inclination: 42.999 deg
SMA: 6861.115 km
Apoapsis: 483.4 km
Periapsis: 482.559 km
RAAN: 357.0313 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00006131
Argument of periapsis: 237.6443 deg
Mean anomaly: 122.4349 deg
Mean motion: 15.27603882 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00007091 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00026675149 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, 10:29 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STARLINK-31438
TLE line 1: 1 59234U 24049D 26028.93681495 .00007091 00000-0 26675-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 59234 42.9990 357.0313 0000613 237.6443 122.4349 15.27603882106441
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite STARLINK-31438.
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-31438 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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