▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	97.2843°
Eccentricity	0.0001806
Period	93.9 min
Apogee	467 km
Perigee	464 km
Mean motion	15.33436567 rev/day
RAAN	208.6984°
Arg of perigee	99.2971°
Mean anomaly	260.8476°
B*	6.0206e-4
Rev at epoch	1,787

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68165U 26049Z 26187.60344161 .00019407 00000-0 60206-3 0 9994

2 68165 97.2843 208.6984 0001806 99.2971 260.8476 15.33436567 17879

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-36971",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-049Z",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T14:28:57.355+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.33436567,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001806,
  "INCLINATION": 97.2843,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 208.6984,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 99.2971,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 260.8476,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68165,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 1787,
  "BSTAR": 0.00060206,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00019407,
  "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-36971
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Mar 13, 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/68165

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