▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	43.0041°
Eccentricity	0.0001166
Period	94.3 min
Apogee	484 km
Perigee	482 km
Mean motion	15.27650105 rev/day
RAAN	26.2561°
Arg of perigee	314.7434°
Mean anomaly	45.3323°
B*	4.9933e-4
Rev at epoch	12,644

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 59496U 24071N 26187.93977117 .00013533 00000-0 49933-3 0 9991

2 59496 43.0041 26.2561 0001166 314.7434 45.3323 15.27650105126448

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-31728",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2024-071N",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:33:16.229+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.27650105,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001166,
  "INCLINATION": 43.0041,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 26.2561,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 314.7434,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 45.3323,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 59496,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 12644,
  "BSTAR": 0.00049933,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00013533,
  "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-31728
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Apr 13, 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/59496

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