STARLINK-36711, 68040

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-36711, 68040 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 02 Mar 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
68040, 2026-041A
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK V2MO, Unknown motor
Mass
575 kg wet, ~530 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2026-03-02 (2 months ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 17.7 m
Radar Cross Section
36.964 m²

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Last TLE update: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago
0 STARLINK-36711
1 68040U 26041A   26119.25003472  .00001790  00000-0  50572-4 0  9993
2 68040  53.1601 174.4383 0001287  87.5952  61.2401 15.42164083  6004
Epoch: 2026-04-29T06:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T06:00:02.999Z)
Latitude
24.52396°
Longitude
27.34124°
Altitude
440.228 km
Speed
7.652 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 18m 16s
True Declination
24° 23' 18"
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
18:18:46
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
440.859 km
Perigee altitude
439.104 km
Semi-major axis
6,818.118 km
Eccentricity
0.00013
Inclination
53.1601°
RAAN
174.4383°
Arg. of periapsis
87.5952°
True anomaly
61.25303°
Mean anomaly
61.2401°
Eccentric anomaly
61.24656°
Mean motion
3.8552 °/min
Orbital period
93.38 mins
BSTAR
0.000050572
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