STARLINK-36970, 68071

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-36970, 68071 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
68071, 2026-042C
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
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 month 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: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago
0 STARLINK-36970
1 68071U 26042C   26105.24690530  .00183204  00000-0  11719-2 0  9998
2 68071  53.1583  12.4127 0001539 144.0865 216.0259 15.75271894  7856
Epoch: 2026-04-15T05:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-15T05:55:32.617Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
80.11522°
Altitude
345.611 km
Speed
7.702 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 49m 39s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
19:57:20
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
345.154 km
Perigee altitude
343.085 km
Semi-major axis
6,722.256 km
Eccentricity
0.00015
Inclination
53.1583°
RAAN
12.4127°
Arg. of periapsis
144.0865°
True anomaly
216.01553°
Mean anomaly
216.0259°
Eccentric anomaly
216.02071°
Mean motion
3.93795 °/min
Orbital period
91.42 mins
BSTAR
0.0011719
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