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STARLINK-36168, 68677

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-36168, 68677 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

68677, 2026-077R

Orbit

SSO

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)

2026-04-11 (2 weeks ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 STARLINK-36168
1 68677U 26077R   26112.60127819 -.00784318  00000-0 -55498-2 0  9998
2 68677  97.2827 343.6715 0000965 103.0129 257.1245 15.76035712  1820

Epoch: 2026-04-22T14:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-22T14:25:50.435Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-83.44901°

Altitude

345 km

Speed

7.702 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 54m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

19:45:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

339.22 km

Perigee altitude

337.924 km

Semi-major axis

6,716.709 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

97.2827°

RAAN

343.6715°

Arg. of periapsis

103.0129°

True anomaly

257.11372°

Mean anomaly

257.1245°

Eccentric anomaly

257.11911°

Mean motion

3.94283 °/min

Orbital period

91.3 mins

BSTAR

-0.0055498

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Other satellites on launch #77 in the year 2026 (2026-04-11 UTC)

STARLINK-37312, 68676

STARLINK-37224, 68671

STARLINK-37298, 68670

STARLINK-37109, 68666

STARLINK-37195, 68662

STARLINK-37316, 68673

STARLINK-37122, 68678

STARLINK-36295, 68667

STARLINK-37153, 68664

STARLINK-36672, 68674

STARLINK-37221, 68668

STARLINK-37222, 68663

STARLINK-36669, 68675

STARLINK-37302, 68669

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STARLINK-36168 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	2026-04-23 14:58:08.943Z	128.408° SE	2026-04-23 15:00:08.943Z	69.794° E	24.5°	2026-04-23 15:02:08.943Z	15.966° NNE

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Check out STARLINK-36168, 68677 on other resources

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