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STARLINK-36823, 68070

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-36823, 68070 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 04 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

68070, 2026-042B

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)

2026-03-04 (1 week ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-36823
1 68070U 26042B   26070.41668981 -.01372502  57068-3 -31388-2 0  9999
2 68070  53.1595 186.4415 0000811  97.6563 185.0458 15.96773569  2311

Epoch: 2026-03-11T10:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-11T10:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

-51.49382°

Longitude

157.90621°

Altitude

301.724 km

Speed

7.726 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 47m 58s

True Declination

-51° 18' 53"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

00:24:31

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

284.181 km

Perigee altitude

283.1 km

Semi-major axis

6,661.778 km

Eccentricity

0.00008

Inclination

53.1595°

RAAN

186.4415°

Arg. of periapsis

97.6563°

True anomaly

185.04498°

Mean anomaly

185.0458°

Eccentric anomaly

185.04539°

Mean motion

3.9917 °/min

Orbital period

90.19 mins

BSTAR

-0.0031388

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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2026 (2026-03-04 UTC)

STARLINK-36972, 68072

STARLINK-37051, 68080

STARLINK-36324, 68091

STARLINK-36787, 68094

STARLINK-36790, 68095

STARLINK-36251, 68093

STARLINK-36896, 68092

STARLINK-36853, 68097

STARLINK-37067, 68086

STARLINK-37037, 68084

STARLINK-37066, 68081

STARLINK-37036, 68077

STARLINK-37074, 68073

STARLINK-36328, 68096

STARLINK-37026, 68075

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STARLINK-36823 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	2026-03-12 10:35:00.463Z	249.476° W	2026-03-12 10:37:00.463Z	357.239° N	35.463°	2026-03-12 10:39:00.463Z	40.611° NE

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Check out STARLINK-36823, 68070 on other resources

View STARLINK-36823, 68070 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View STARLINK-36823, 68070 on Heavens-Above

View STARLINK-36823, 68070 on Keep Track

View STARLINK-36823, 68070 on Celestrak

View STARLINK-36823, 68070 on Gunter's Space Page

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