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STARLINK-37254, 68553

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-37254, 68553 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 02 Apr 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

68553, 2026-070M

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)

2026-04-02 (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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-37254
1 68553U 26070M   26100.16668980 -.01057562  36617-3 -20534-2 0  9995
2 68553  53.1587 227.0828 0000647  76.0040 358.3891 15.99644873  2444

Epoch: 2026-04-10T04:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-10T04:00:01.998Z)

Latitude

50.57877°

Longitude

33.66352°

Altitude

280.895 km

Speed

7.745 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 28m 18s

True Declination

50° 23' 52"

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

17:59:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

276.098 km

Perigee altitude

275.237 km

Semi-major axis

6,653.804 km

Eccentricity

0.00006

Inclination

53.1587°

RAAN

227.0828°

Arg. of periapsis

76.004°

True anomaly

358.38889°

Mean anomaly

358.3891°

Eccentric anomaly

358.389°

Mean motion

3.99888 °/min

Orbital period

90.03 mins

BSTAR

-0.0020534

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Other satellites on launch #70 in the year 2026 (2026-04-02 UTC)

STARLINK-37233, 68562

STARLINK-37291, 68560

STARLINK-37227, 68558

STARLINK-36304, 68550

STARLINK-37290, 68546

STARLINK-37261, 68567

STARLINK-37212, 68566

STARLINK-37144, 68556

STARLINK-37263, 68544

STARLINK-37295, 68552

STARLINK-37326, 68542

STARLINK-37161, 68565

STARLINK-37008, 68564

STARLINK-36238, 68563

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STARLINK-37254 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 17:40:29.984Z	328.718° NNW	2026-04-10 17:42:29.984Z	57.934° ENE	31.531°	2026-04-10 17:44:29.984Z	109.343° ESE

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Check out STARLINK-37254, 68553 on other resources

View STARLINK-37254, 68553 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View STARLINK-37254, 68553 on Keep Track

View STARLINK-37254, 68553 on Celestrak

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