▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1607°
Eccentricity	0.0001111
Period	93.8 min
Apogee	464 km
Perigee	462 km
Mean motion	15.34391764 rev/day
RAAN	343.9446°
Arg of perigee	84.6457°
Mean anomaly	275.4672°
B*	5.6457e-4
Rev at epoch	2,055

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68078U 26042K 26187.69405847 .00018741 00000-0 56457-3 0 9991

2 68078 53.1607 343.9446 0001111 84.6457 275.4672 15.34391764 20552

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-36973",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-042K",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T16:39:26.652+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.34391764,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001111,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1607,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 343.9446,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 84.6457,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 275.4672,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68078,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 2055,
  "BSTAR": 0.00056457,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00018741,
  "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-36973
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/68078

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