▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	42.9986°
Eccentricity	0.0001317
Period	94.3 min
Apogee	484 km
Perigee	482 km
Mean motion	15.27596593 rev/day
RAAN	94.2462°
Arg of perigee	283.2558°
Mean anomaly	76.8146°
B*	4.8872e-4
Rev at epoch	1,997

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 68009U 26039Z 26188.14914730 .00013217 00000-0 48872-3 0 9993

2 68009 42.9986 94.2462 0001317 283.2558 76.8146 15.27596593 19975

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-36956",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-039Z",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T03:34:46.327+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.27596593,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001317,
  "INCLINATION": 42.9986,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 94.2462,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 283.2558,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 76.8146,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68009,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 1997,
  "BSTAR": 0.00048872,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00013217,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	STARLINK-36956
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Feb 27, 2026HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	575HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/68009

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.