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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 (2 weeks 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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 STARLINK-36498
1 67318U 26002P   26014.25002315 -.01398595  55423-3 -42312-2 0  9994
2 67318  42.9979 280.4203 0001975 279.2159 135.2161 15.91275427  2726

Epoch: 2026-01-14T06:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-14T06:00:02.000Z)

Latitude

33.83176°

Longitude

122.31283°

Altitude

300.853 km

Speed

7.732 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 44m 10s

True Declination

33° 39' 43"

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

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:25:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

302.031 km

Perigee altitude

299.393 km

Semi-major axis

6,678.849 km

Eccentricity

0.0002

Inclination

42.9979°

RAAN

280.4203°

Arg. of periapsis

279.2159°

True anomaly

135.23204°

Mean anomaly

135.2161°

Eccentric anomaly

135.22407°

Mean motion

3.97641 °/min

Orbital period

90.53 mins

BSTAR

-0.0042312

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

STARLINK-36476, 67314

STARLINK-36492, 67332

STARLINK-36497, 67323

STARLINK-36462, 67321

STARLINK-36481, 67307

STARLINK-36500, 67320

STARLINK-36490, 67305

STARLINK-36501, 67327

STARLINK-36496, 67329

STARLINK-36488, 67306

STARLINK-36485, 67312

STARLINK-36491, 67310

STARLINK-36427, 67333

STARLINK-36449, 67308

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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	2026-01-15 01:49:18.193Z	277.986° WNW	2026-01-15 01:50:18.193Z	252.881° W	37.513°	2026-01-15 01:53:18.193Z	120.393° SE

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Check out STARLINK-36498, 67318 on other resources

View STARLINK-36498, 67318 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View STARLINK-36498, 67318 on Celestrak

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