Satellites/STARLINK-38431

STARLINK-38431

Satellite · United StatesActive

NORAD Number

101253

COSPAR ID

2026-246Z

Launched

2026-10-31

site code AFWTR

Orbit

LEO

Constellation

Starlink

Who

Owner / operatorUS

Manufacturer—

CountryUnited States

Catalogue owner codeUS

Orbit

OrbitingEarth

Orbit classLEO

Perigee321 km

Apogee327 km

Inclination70°

Period91 min

Radar cross-section—

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 04:00:01

Mean motion15.8221374 rev/day

Eccentricity0.0003256

Inclination69.9981°

Right ascension of node150.0489°

Argument of perigee277.3959°

Mean anomaly4.3421°

B* drag term-4.9130e-4

Element set999

Revolutions at epoch254

Mean elements (OMM) for the SGP4 model, refreshed every 6 hours. They describe the orbit at the epoch shown and drift as time passes, fastest for low orbits.

Source: CelesTrak satellite catalogue and GP data (celestrak.org); owner and manufacturer from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).