Satellite · NORAD 66845 · COSPAR 2025-280AA
STARLINK-36068
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
573.9km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.57km/s
Inclination
70.00°
Period
96.1 min
96.1 min
Perigee
570km
Apogee
575km
orbit agingOrbit updated 12 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 07:28 UTC (23.2 h old)· Metadata updated 12 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 7.962° N
- Longitude
- 50.374° W
- Altitude
- 573.9 km
- Velocity
- 7.575 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 07:28 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 02 Dec 2025
- COSPAR launch id
- 2025-280
Objects from the same launch · 26
- STARLINK-3596666821PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3595866822PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3595766823PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3589666824PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3547666825PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3589866826PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3595966827PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3598266828PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3608466829PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3588166830PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3578866831PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3576866832PayloadActive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 2 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 12 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 12 Sept 2026 05:05 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 66845
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2025-280AA
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SYV5PSXSC8BWDVBYV7F
- Canonical slug
- starlink-36068-66845
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.