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STARLINK-36238, 68563

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-36238, 68563 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

68563, 2026-070X

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-36238
1 68563U 26070X   26100.16668980 -.01055952  36854-3 -19526-2 0  9999
2 68563  53.1588 227.0468 0000742  74.3198  17.5471 16.00496411  2395

Epoch: 2026-04-10T04:00Z

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

Latitude

53.27436°

Longitude

61.75366°

Altitude

279.103 km

Speed

7.747 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 20m 39s

True Declination

53° 05' 51"

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

17:58:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

273.801 km

Perigee altitude

272.814 km

Semi-major axis

6,651.444 km

Eccentricity

0.00007

Inclination

53.1588°

RAAN

227.0468°

Arg. of periapsis

74.3198°

True anomaly

17.54966°

Mean anomaly

17.5471°

Eccentric anomaly

17.54838°

Mean motion

4.00101 °/min

Orbital period

89.98 mins

BSTAR

-0.0019526

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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-37254, 68553

STARLINK-37326, 68542

STARLINK-37161, 68565

STARLINK-37008, 68564

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STARLINK-36238 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 17:35:04.695Z	326.825° NNW	2026-04-10 17:37:04.695Z	26.273° NE	29.344°	2026-04-10 17:39:04.695Z	101.14° ESE

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Check out STARLINK-36238, 68563 on other resources

View STARLINK-36238, 68563 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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