▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1582°
Eccentricity	0.0001288
Period	93.8 min
Apogee	464 km
Perigee	462 km
Mean motion	15.34434076 rev/day
RAAN	69.0879°
Arg of perigee	85.9947°
Mean anomaly	274.1203°
B*	6.3383e-4
Rev at epoch	1,030

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68958U 26099H 26187.94685243 .00021122 00000-0 63383-3 0 9991

2 68958 53.1582 69.0879 0001288 85.9947 274.1203 15.34434076 10302

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-36242",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-099H",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:43:28.05+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.34434076,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001288,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1582,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 69.0879,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 85.9947,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 274.1203,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68958,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 1030,
  "BSTAR": 0.00063383,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00021122,
  "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-36242
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	May 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/68958

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