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STARLINK-37050, 68228

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-37050, 68228 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 17 Mar 2026 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

68228, 2026-053X

Orbit

SSO

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)

2026-03-17 (1 week ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 STARLINK-37050
1 68228U 26053X   26082.75003472 -.02104251  13054-2 -43143-2 0  9997
2 68228  97.2775 317.6131 0001501  78.1536   8.9822 15.99517400  2253

Epoch: 2026-03-23T18:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-23T18:00:02.999Z)

Latitude

82.22537°

Longitude

157.92154°

Altitude

288.306 km

Speed

7.742 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 36m 41s

True Declination

82° 10' 33"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

21:56:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

273.61 km

Perigee altitude

271.614 km

Semi-major axis

6,650.749 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

97.2775°

RAAN

317.6131°

Arg. of periapsis

78.1536°

True anomaly

8.98489°

Mean anomaly

8.9822°

Eccentric anomaly

8.98354°

Mean motion

4.00163 °/min

Orbital period

89.96 mins

BSTAR

-0.0043143

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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 2026 (2026-03-17 UTC)

STARLINK-37030, 68220

STARLINK-37083, 68227

STARLINK-37100, 68230

STARLINK-37108, 68218

STARLINK-37116, 68213

STARLINK-37117, 68212

STARLINK-36977, 68224

STARLINK-37110, 68222

STARLINK-37025, 68223

STARLINK-37120, 68211

STARLINK-36986, 68207

STARLINK-37038, 68226

STARLINK-37012, 68221

STARLINK-37081, 68229

STARLINK-36272, 68215

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Check out STARLINK-37050, 68228 on other resources

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