STARLINK-36917, 68059
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-36917, 68059 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
STARLINK V2MO, Unknown motor
Mass
575 kg wet, ~530 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 17.7 m
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 STARLINK-36917
1 68059U 26041V 26105.25002315 -.02177797 00000-0 -40346-1 0 9993
2 68059 53.1597 240.3845 0000616 53.7977 217.3188 15.51922291 5964Epoch: 2026-04-15T06:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-15T06:00:02.000Z)
Latitude
-53.29856°
Longitude
-141.1883°
Altitude
429.974 km
Speed
7.653 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 08m 56s
True Declination
-53° 07' 32"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:36:23
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
411.791 km
Perigee altitude
410.955 km
Semi-major axis
6,789.51 km
Eccentricity
0.00006
Inclination
53.1597°
RAAN
240.3845°
Arg. of periapsis
53.7977°
True anomaly
217.31452°
Mean anomaly
217.3188°
Eccentric anomaly
217.31666°
Mean motion
3.87959 °/min
Orbital period
92.79 mins
BSTAR
-0.040346
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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 2026 (2026-03-02 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-36917 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-04-15 17:40:02.921Z | 330.408° NNW | 2026-04-15 17:43:02.921Z | 36.504° NE | 24.043° | 2026-04-15 17:45:02.921Z | 82.802° E |
| 4 mins | 2026-04-15 19:18:02.921Z | 274.91° WNW | 2026-04-15 19:19:02.921Z | 246.8° WSW | 27.86° | 2026-04-15 19:22:02.921Z | 164.608° S |
| 5 mins | 2026-04-16 12:01:02.921Z | 257.36° W | 2026-04-16 12:03:02.921Z | 322.097° NNW | 36.126° | 2026-04-16 12:06:02.921Z | 38.596° NE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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