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STARLINK-36857, 68518

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-36857, 68518 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 30 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

68518, 2026-068L

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)

2026-03-30 (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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 STARLINK-36857
1 68518U 26068L   26099.58336806 -.01625755  00000-0 -85192-2 0  9995
2 68518  53.1605 354.4119 0000692  77.7883 334.0410 15.83059844  2772

Epoch: 2026-04-09T14:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-09T14:00:03.000Z)

Latitude

39.1174°

Longitude

-16.14509°

Altitude

324.771 km

Speed

7.719 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 06m 47s

True Declination

38° 56' 18"

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

05:11:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

322.519 km

Perigee altitude

321.592 km

Semi-major axis

6,700.192 km

Eccentricity

0.00007

Inclination

53.1605°

RAAN

354.4119°

Arg. of periapsis

77.7883°

True anomaly

334.03753°

Mean anomaly

334.041°

Eccentric anomaly

334.03926°

Mean motion

3.95742 °/min

Orbital period

90.97 mins

BSTAR

-0.0085192

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Other satellites on launch #68 in the year 2026 (2026-03-30 UTC)

STARLINK-36290, 68516

STARLINK-37280, 68511

STARLINK-37248, 68527

STARLINK-36292, 68509

STARLINK-36298, 68517

STARLINK-37234, 68535

STARLINK-36252, 68533

STARLINK-36293, 68515

STARLINK-37241, 68528

STARLINK-37286, 68512

STARLINK-36299, 68534

STARLINK-37262, 68508

STARLINK-37251, 68514

STARLINK-37173, 68536

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STARLINK-36857 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	2026-04-10 02:24:46.912Z	324.182° NNW	2026-04-10 02:25:46.912Z	353.182° N	37.907°	2026-04-10 02:28:46.912Z	119.704° SE

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Check out STARLINK-36857, 68518 on other resources

View STARLINK-36857, 68518 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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