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STARLINK-36990, 68068

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-36990, 68068 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

68068, 2026-041AE

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)

2026-03-02 (6 days ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 STARLINK-36990
1 68068U 26041AE  26066.58334491 -.01370523  59735-3 -24270-2 0  9990
2 68068  53.1590  72.9652 0000533  52.9433 225.4893 16.01299251  2035

Epoch: 2026-03-07T14:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-07T14:00:01.000Z)

Latitude

-52.502°

Longitude

-18.49394°

Altitude

289.265 km

Speed

7.733 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 47m 15s

True Declination

-52° 19' 27"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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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

04:43:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

271.438 km

Perigee altitude

270.73 km

Semi-major axis

6,649.221 km

Eccentricity

0.00005

Inclination

53.159°

RAAN

72.9652°

Arg. of periapsis

52.9433°

True anomaly

225.48494°

Mean anomaly

225.4893°

Eccentric anomaly

225.48712°

Mean motion

4.00301 °/min

Orbital period

89.93 mins

BSTAR

-0.002427

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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 2026 (2026-03-02 UTC)

STARLINK-35911, 68051

STARLINK-36924, 68054

STARLINK-36321, 68046

STARLINK-35808, 68052

STARLINK-36919, 68053

STARLINK-36959, 68060

STARLINK-36952, 68062

STARLINK-36976, 68066

STARLINK-36996, 68064

STARLINK-36864, 68045

STARLINK-36966, 68044

STARLINK-36181, 68047

STARLINK-36711, 68040

STARLINK-36902, 68043

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Check out STARLINK-36990, 68068 on other resources

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