▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	97.2825°
Eccentricity	0.0001520
Period	93.9 min
Apogee	467 km
Perigee	465 km
Mean motion	15.33447624 rev/day
RAAN	136.5815°
Arg of perigee	117.9264°
Mean anomaly	242.2133°
B*	9.1431e-4
Rev at epoch	1,977

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68030U 26040R 26188.16676361 .00029561 00000-0 91431-3 0 9994

2 68030 97.2825 136.5815 0001520 117.9264 242.2133 15.33447624 19779

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-36942",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-040R",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:00:08.376+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.33447624,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.000152,
  "INCLINATION": 97.2825,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 136.5815,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 117.9264,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 242.2133,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68030,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 1977,
  "BSTAR": 0.00091431,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00029561,
  "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-36942
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

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