STARLINK-36973, 68078
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-36973, 68078 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK V2MO, Unknown motor
Mass
575 kg wet, ~530 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 17.7 m
Radar Cross Section
36.964 m²
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 STARLINK-36973
1 68078U 26042K 26119.25003472 -.01869201 00000-0 -50953-1 0 9997
2 68078 53.1595 303.7916 0001097 91.7141 39.0779 15.40265888 5959Epoch: 2026-04-29T06:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T06:00:02.999Z)
Latitude
37.41046°
Longitude
141.82622°
Altitude
447.795 km
Speed
7.649 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 56m 12s
True Declination
37° 14' 14"
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
21:53:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
446.33 km
Perigee altitude
444.833 km
Semi-major axis
6,823.719 km
Eccentricity
0.00011
Inclination
53.1595°
RAAN
303.7916°
Arg. of periapsis
91.7141°
True anomaly
39.08583°
Mean anomaly
39.0779°
Eccentric anomaly
39.08186°
Mean motion
3.85045 °/min
Orbital period
93.5 mins
BSTAR
-0.050953
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2026 (2026-03-04 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-36973 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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| 6 mins | 2026-04-29 14:56:58.189Z | 219.909° SW | 2026-04-29 14:59:58.189Z | 179.101° S | 41.114° | 2026-04-29 15:02:58.189Z | 56.82° ENE |
| 5 mins | 2026-04-29 21:30:58.189Z | 324.076° NNW | 2026-04-29 21:32:58.189Z | 16.493° NNE | 38.162° | 2026-04-29 21:35:58.189Z | 111.781° ESE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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