▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1591°
Eccentricity	0.0001001
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	471 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31705834 rev/day
RAAN	243.5565°
Arg of perigee	91.3340°
Mean anomaly	268.7776°
B*	-3.0011e-5
Rev at epoch	11,712

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 60016U 24111A 26187.46303095 -.00001296 00000-0 -30011-4 0 9995

2 60016 53.1591 243.5565 0001001 91.3340 268.7776 15.31705834117123

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-31978",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2024-111A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T11:06:45.874+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31705834,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001001,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1591,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 243.5565,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 91.334,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 268.7776,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 60016,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 11712,
  "BSTAR": -0.000030011,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00001296,
  "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-31978
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Jun 8, 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/60016

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