▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1615°
Eccentricity	0.0001326
Period	93.8 min
Apogee	464 km
Perigee	462 km
Mean motion	15.34410829 rev/day
RAAN	342.6714°
Arg of perigee	56.9184°
Mean anomaly	303.1945°
B*	7.0769e-4
Rev at epoch	2,059

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68072U 26042D 26187.94618183 .00023618 00000-0 70769-3 0 9993

2 68072 53.1615 342.6714 0001326 56.9184 303.1945 15.34410829 20596

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-36972",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-042D",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:42:30.11+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.34410829,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001326,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1615,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 342.6714,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 56.9184,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 303.1945,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68072,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 2059,
  "BSTAR": 0.00070769,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00023618,
  "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-36972
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Mar 4, 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/68072

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