STARLINK-37097, 68238
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-37097, 68238 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 17 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 spacecraft
Bus & Motor
STARLINK V2MO, Unknown motor
Mass
575 kg wet, ~530 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 17.7 m
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 STARLINK-37097
1 68238U 26054G 26145.50003471 -.00000159 00000-0 63374-5 0 9996
2 68238 53.1597 293.3857 0000827 76.5098 349.6318 15.35401190 5893Epoch: 2026-05-25T12:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-25T12:00:02.998Z)
Latitude
47.19236°
Longitude
-76.16536°
Altitude
464.351 km
Speed
7.64 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 07m 44s
True Declination
47° 00' 49"
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
03:04:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
460.552 km
Perigee altitude
459.421 km
Semi-major axis
6,838.123 km
Eccentricity
0.00008
Inclination
53.1597°
RAAN
293.3857°
Arg. of periapsis
76.5098°
True anomaly
349.63009°
Mean anomaly
349.6318°
Eccentric anomaly
349.63095°
Mean motion
3.83829 °/min
Orbital period
93.79 mins
BSTAR
0.0000063374
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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 2026 (2026-03-17 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-37097 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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| 4 mins | 2026-05-25 18:25:46.213Z | 343.022° N | 2026-05-25 18:27:46.213Z | 28.382° NE | 22.202° | 2026-05-25 18:29:46.213Z | 72.848° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-25 20:03:46.213Z | 286.994° WNW | 2026-05-25 20:05:46.213Z | 205.871° SW | 36.228° | 2026-05-25 20:08:46.213Z | 150.074° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-26 12:55:46.213Z | 258.454° W | 2026-05-26 12:57:46.213Z | 350.188° N | 37.526° | 2026-05-26 13:00:46.213Z | 41.761° NE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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