STARLINK-37042, 68266
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-37042, 68266 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 19 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
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 STARLINK-37042
1 68266U 26055E 26171.36696236 .00018447 00000-0 55549-3 0 9999
2 68266 53.1574 200.7572 0000851 79.0361 281.0738 15.34414321 15674Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:48:25.547Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
160.06816°
Altitude
463.45 km
Speed
7.636 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 23m 01s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
07:14:50
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
463.5 km
Perigee altitude
462.336 km
Semi-major axis
6,841.055 km
Eccentricity
0.00009
Inclination
53.1574°
RAAN
200.7572°
Arg. of periapsis
79.0361°
True anomaly
281.06423°
Mean anomaly
281.0738°
Eccentric anomaly
281.06901°
Mean motion
3.83582 °/min
Orbital period
93.85 mins
BSTAR
0.00055549
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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2026 (2026-03-19 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-37042 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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| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 03:43:05.579Z | 180.224° SSW | 2026-06-21 03:46:05.579Z | 118.762° SE | 20.676° | 2026-06-21 03:48:05.579Z | 81.462° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 05:21:05.579Z | 265.598° W | 2026-06-21 05:23:05.579Z | 324.968° NNW | 33.173° | 2026-06-21 05:26:05.579Z | 35.539° NE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-21 10:18:05.579Z | 359.455° N | 2026-06-21 10:19:05.579Z | 25.823° NE | 22.77° | 2026-06-21 10:22:05.579Z | 84.356° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 11:55:05.579Z | 287.467° WNW | 2026-06-21 11:57:05.579Z | 215.669° SW | 35.86° | 2026-06-21 12:00:05.579Z | 152.168° SSE |
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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