▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1592°
Eccentricity	0.0001285
Period	93.8 min
Apogee	464 km
Perigee	462 km
Mean motion	15.34442269 rev/day
RAAN	68.4706°
Arg of perigee	87.6836°
Mean anomaly	272.4313°
B*	7.0522e-4
Rev at epoch	1,032

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68960U 26099K 26188.07291330 .00023558 00000-0 70522-3 0 9997

2 68960 53.1592 68.4706 0001285 87.6836 272.4313 15.34442269 10329

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-36978",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-099K",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T01:44:59.709+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.34442269,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001285,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1592,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 68.4706,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 87.6836,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 272.4313,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68960,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 1032,
  "BSTAR": 0.00070522,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00023558,
  "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-36978
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/68960

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