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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

68078, 2026-042K

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-36973
1 68078U 26042K   26070.41668981 -.01366168  57249-3 -29373-2 0  9990
2 68078  53.1600 186.4028 0000732  92.6553 208.7833 15.97888746  2328

Epoch: 2026-03-11T10:00Z

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

Latitude

-43.26938°

Longitude

-177.21416°

Altitude

295.204 km

Speed

7.73 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 27m 30s

True Declination

-43° 05' 09"

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

00:29:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

281.028 km

Perigee altitude

280.054 km

Semi-major axis

6,658.678 km

Eccentricity

0.00007

Inclination

53.16°

RAAN

186.4028°

Arg. of periapsis

92.6553°

True anomaly

208.77926°

Mean anomaly

208.7833°

Eccentric anomaly

208.78128°

Mean motion

3.99449 °/min

Orbital period

90.12 mins

BSTAR

-0.0029373

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

STARLINK-36324, 68091

STARLINK-36787, 68094

STARLINK-36790, 68095

STARLINK-36251, 68093

STARLINK-36896, 68092

STARLINK-36853, 68097

STARLINK-37067, 68086

STARLINK-36328, 68096

STARLINK-37068, 68085

STARLINK-37065, 68083

STARLINK-37023, 68076

STARLINK-37045, 68074

STARLINK-36970, 68071

STARLINK-36766, 68069

STARLINK-37004, 68089

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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.
4 mins	2026-03-12 10:28:18.638Z	239.089° WSW	2026-03-12 10:30:18.638Z	272.972° WNW	37.849°	2026-03-12 10:32:18.638Z	39.852° NE

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Check out STARLINK-36973, 68078 on other resources

View STARLINK-36973, 68078 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View STARLINK-36973, 68078 on Celestrak

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