Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · LEO
A batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. 2 US military Starshield satellites are also on board.
What it put in orbit
Passes over you For a few days after launch the 19 satellites fly one behind another, a “train” you can see as a line of moving stars. When will it cross your sky?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| STARLINK-31659 2024-050A | Payload | 461 × 464 km · 53.2° | Globe |
| STARLINK-31629 2024-050B | Payload | 462 × 464 km · 53.2° | Globe |
| STARLINK-31652 2024-050C | Payload | 464 × 466 km · 53.2° | Globe |
| STARLINK-31655 2024-050D | Payload | re-entered 2026-02-07 | |
| STARLINK-31637 2024-050E | Payload | 461 × 464 km · 53.2° | Globe |
| STARLINK-31506 2024-050F | Payload | 462 × 464 km · 53.2° | Globe |
| STARLINK-31288 2024-050G | Payload | re-entered 2025-10-03 | |
| STARLINK-31639 2024-050H | Payload | 470 × 472 km · 53.2° | Globe |
Show all 22 objects
| STARLINK-31673 2024-050J | Payload | re-entered 2025-07-02 | |
| STARLINK-31598 2024-050K | Payload | 462 × 464 km · 53.2° | Globe |
| STARLINK-31645 2024-050L | Payload | 462 × 464 km · 53.2° | Globe |
| STARLINK-31646 2024-050M | Payload | 462 × 464 km · 53.2° | Globe |
| STARLINK-31648 2024-050N | Payload | 462 × 464 km · 53.2° | Globe |
| STARLINK-31579 2024-050P | Payload | 462 × 464 km · 53.2° | Globe |
| STARLINK-31627 2024-050Q | Payload | 462 × 463 km · 53.2° | Globe |
| STARLINK-31609 2024-050R | Payload | 462 × 463 km · 53.2° | Globe |
| STARLINK-31616 2024-050S | Payload | 462 × 464 km · 53.2° | Globe |
| STARLINK-31630 2024-050T | Payload | 443 × 451 km · 53.1° | Globe |
| STARLINK-31623 2024-050U | Payload | 462 × 464 km · 53.2° | Globe |
| STARLINK-31595 2024-050V | Payload | 462 × 464 km · 53.2° | Globe |
| USA 350 2024-050W | Payload | 449 × 451 km · 53.2° | Globe |
| USA 351 2024-050X | Payload | 446 × 448 km · 53.2° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2024-050 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).