▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	97.2838°
Eccentricity	0.0001358
Period	93.9 min
Apogee	466 km
Perigee	465 km
Mean motion	15.33478021 rev/day
RAAN	136.2237°
Arg of perigee	120.8628°
Mean anomaly	239.2748°
B*	8.2571e-4
Rev at epoch	1,972

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 68017U 26040C 26187.86768785 .00026704 00000-0 82571-3 0 9998

2 68017 97.2838 136.2237 0001358 120.8628 239.2748 15.33478021 19727

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-36568",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-040C",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T20:49:28.23+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.33478021,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001358,
  "INCLINATION": 97.2838,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 136.2237,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 120.8628,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 239.2748,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68017,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 1972,
  "BSTAR": 0.00082571,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00026704,
  "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-36568
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Mar 1, 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/68017

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