▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	43.0008°
Eccentricity	0.0000422
Period	94.3 min
Apogee	483 km
Perigee	483 km
Mean motion	15.27552830 rev/day
RAAN	156.7625°
Arg of perigee	327.4495°
Mean anomaly	32.6331°
B*	-1.1073e-4
Rev at epoch	13,171

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 59163U 24044M 26187.33800674 -.00003305 00000-0 -11073-3 0 9991

2 59163 43.0008 156.7625 0000422 327.4495 32.6331 15.27552830131714

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-31278",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2024-044M",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T08:06:43.782+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.2755283,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.00004219,
  "INCLINATION": 43.0008,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 156.7625,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 327.4495,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 32.6331,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 59163,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 13171,
  "BSTAR": -0.0001107344,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00003305,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	STARLINK-31278
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Mar 4, 2024HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	730HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/59163

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.