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STARLINK-36498, 67318

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-36498, 67318 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 04 Jan 2026 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

67318, 2026-002P

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

Related business

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

STARLINK V2MO, Unknown motor

Mass

575 kg wet, ~530 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-01-04 (1 week ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 17.7 m

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-36498
1 67318U 26002P   26011.25002315 -.01050723  35504-3 -20891-2 0  9995
2 67318  42.9992 299.1698 0002010 271.3463 172.2107 15.98982129  2247

Epoch: 2026-01-11T06:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-11T06:00:02.000Z)

Latitude

42.82469°

Longitude

179.615°

Altitude

281.592 km

Speed

7.744 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 21m 32s

True Declination

42° 38' 28"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

16:29:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

280.585 km

Perigee altitude

277.909 km

Semi-major axis

6,657.384 km

Eccentricity

0.0002

Inclination

42.9992°

RAAN

299.1698°

Arg. of periapsis

271.3463°

True anomaly

172.21382°

Mean anomaly

172.2107°

Eccentric anomaly

172.21226°

Mean motion

3.99565 °/min

Orbital period

90.1 mins

BSTAR

-0.0020891

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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 2026 (2026-01-04 UTC)

STARLINK-36473, 67325

STARLINK-36461, 67316

STARLINK-36450, 67317

STARLINK-36495, 67311

STARLINK-36489, 67328

STARLINK-36494, 67331

STARLINK-36482, 67309

STARLINK-36445, 67313

STARLINK-36470, 67319

STARLINK-36491, 67310

STARLINK-36485, 67312

STARLINK-36488, 67306

STARLINK-36501, 67327

STARLINK-36496, 67329

STARLINK-36430, 67326

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STARLINK-36498 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
4 mins	2026-01-11 22:21:41.512Z	208.2° SW	2026-01-11 22:23:41.512Z	148.627° SSE	22.757°	2026-01-11 22:25:41.512Z	92.51° ESE

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Check out STARLINK-36498, 67318 on other resources

View STARLINK-36498, 67318 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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