STARLINK-38003, 69720
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-38003, 69720 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in SSO that was launched on Sun, 28 Jun 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK V2MO, Unknown motor
Mass
575 kg wet, ~530 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 17.7 m
Radar Cross Section
41.120 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 STARLINK-38003
1 69720U 26147S 26220.16668980 -.00032586 00000-0 -10102-2 0 9992
2 69720 97.2855 257.1793 0001952 80.7635 327.5921 15.33480391 6004Epoch: 2026-08-08T04:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-08T04:00:01.998Z)
Latitude
47.92903°
Longitude
-127.60801°
Altitude
471.865 km
Speed
7.635 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 36m 19s
True Declination
47° 45' 03"
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
00:55:00
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
463.716 km
Perigee altitude
461.045 km
Semi-major axis
6,840.518 km
Eccentricity
0.0002
Inclination
97.2855°
RAAN
257.1793°
Arg. of periapsis
80.7635°
True anomaly
327.58011°
Mean anomaly
327.5921°
Eccentric anomaly
327.5861°
Mean motion
3.83627 °/min
Orbital period
93.84 mins
BSTAR
-0.0010102
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Other satellites on launch #147 in the year 2026 (2026-06-28 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-38003 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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| 6 mins | 2026-08-08 15:18:38.307Z | 15.741° NNE | 2026-08-08 15:21:38.307Z | 91.336° ESE | 44.055° | 2026-08-08 15:24:38.307Z | 186.972° SSW |
| 4 mins | 2026-08-09 01:52:38.307Z | 104.72° ESE | 2026-08-09 01:53:38.307Z | 82.138° E | 20.137° | 2026-08-09 01:56:38.307Z | 20.011° NNE |
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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