STARLINK-31079

STARLINK-31079 is an active satellite operated by SpaceX (United States), launched on 2023-12-19 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It orbits in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at altitudes between 342 km and 387 km with an inclination of 43.0°. It travels at approximately 27,694 km/h (7.69 km/s), completing one full orbit every 92 minutes — that’s roughly 15.68 orbits per day. It is part of the Starlink constellation group. At its current altitude, the estimated orbital lifetime before atmospheric re-entry is months to ~1 year. Orbital Radar tracks STARLINK-31079 in real time using the latest two-line element set (TLE) data, providing live position, altitude, speed and orbital path updated continuously.

STARLINK-31079 orbits at an average altitude of 365 km in the lower reaches of Low Earth Orbit, where atmospheric drag is significant and orbital lifetimes are measured in months to a few years. This is the busiest corridor in space — home to crewed spacecraft, rapid-revisit imaging satellites and the densest part of the Starlink constellation. Within ±50 km of STARLINK-31079’s average altitude, there are currently 1,213 active payloads and 56 tracked debris or rocket body fragments — notable neighbours include STARLINK-1012, STARLINK-1020, STARLINK-1036. This makes it one of the more crowded altitude bands, containing roughly 7% of all active satellites. With an inclination of 43.0°, STARLINK-31079 passes over latitudes between 43.0°N and 43.0°S, covering the tropical and temperate zones where most of the world’s population resides. Low-to-mid inclination orbits are efficient to reach from equatorial and mid-latitude launch sites. United States operates approximately 12,360 active satellites in total, of which 1,111 share a similar altitude band with STARLINK-31079.