STARLINK-36978, 68960
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-36978, 68960 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 01 May 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, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 STARLINK-36978
1 68960U 26099K 26171.41668980 .00051796 00000-0 15362-2 0 9991
2 68960 53.1601 146.3335 0001522 88.7331 14.2422 15.34345978 5944Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:00:01.998Z)
Latitude
51.39921°
Longitude
-161.25567°
Altitude
467.993 km
Speed
7.639 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 09m 32s
True Declination
51° 13' 27"
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
07:11:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
464.162 km
Perigee altitude
462.079 km
Semi-major axis
6,841.258 km
Eccentricity
0.00015
Inclination
53.1601°
RAAN
146.3335°
Arg. of periapsis
88.7331°
True anomaly
14.24649°
Mean anomaly
14.2422°
Eccentric anomaly
14.24435°
Mean motion
3.83565 °/min
Orbital period
93.86 mins
BSTAR
0.0015362
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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2026 (2026-05-01 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-36978 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 01:23:59.481Z | 247.168° WSW | 2026-06-21 01:25:59.481Z | 4.428° NNE | 40.822° | 2026-06-21 01:28:59.481Z | 45.121° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-21 06:19:59.481Z | 351.926° N | 2026-06-21 06:21:59.481Z | 34.248° NE | 17.269° | 2026-06-21 06:23:59.481Z | 68.393° E |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-21 07:56:59.481Z | 307.944° NW | 2026-06-21 07:59:59.481Z | 145.611° SSE | 42.04° | 2026-06-21 08:02:59.481Z | 133.688° SE |
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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