STARLINK-31494

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite STARLINK-31494 at a glance.

Uptime

684

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.3

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-31494.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: STARLINK-31494

International designator: 2024-049H

Object number (NORAD): 59238

Object ID (CCSDS): 59238

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 94.266 minutes

Inclination: 43.0028 deg

SMA: 6861.166 km

Apoapsis: 483.792 km

Periapsis: 482.271 km

RAAN: 7.639 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00011083

Argument of periapsis: 288.6566 deg

Mean anomaly: 71.4165 deg

Mean motion: 15.27586611 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001859 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000077042308 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, 11:11 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 STARLINK-31494

TLE line 1: 1 59238U 24049H 26028.96621094 .00001859 00000-0 77042-4 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 59238 43.0028 7.6390 0001108 288.6566 71.4165 15.27586611106331

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite STARLINK-31494.

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-31494 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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