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STARLINK-36972, 68072

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-36972, 68072 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

68072, 2026-042D

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-36972
1 68072U 26042D   26070.41668981 -.01372189  57112-3 -31183-2 0  9995
2 68072  53.1600 186.4377 0000768  89.0542 195.4611 15.96888483  2329

Epoch: 2026-03-11T10:00Z

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

Latitude

-50.9547°

Longitude

160.64757°

Altitude

301.148 km

Speed

7.726 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 58m 56s

True Declination

-50° 46' 29"

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

00:23:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

283.833 km

Perigee altitude

282.81 km

Semi-major axis

6,661.458 km

Eccentricity

0.00008

Inclination

53.16°

RAAN

186.4377°

Arg. of periapsis

89.0542°

True anomaly

195.45875°

Mean anomaly

195.4611°

Eccentric anomaly

195.45993°

Mean motion

3.99199 °/min

Orbital period

90.18 mins

BSTAR

-0.0031183

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

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-36972 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 10:34:19.511Z	247.916° W	2026-03-12 10:36:19.511Z	349.792° N	36.897°	2026-03-12 10:38:19.511Z	40.372° NE

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Check out STARLINK-36972, 68072 on other resources

View STARLINK-36972, 68072 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View STARLINK-36972, 68072 on Keep Track

View STARLINK-36972, 68072 on Celestrak

View STARLINK-36972, 68072 on Gunter's Space Page

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