Satellite · NORAD 68531 · COSPAR 2026-068Z
STARLINK-36294
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
469.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.63km/s
Inclination
53.16°
Period
93.8 min
93.8 min
Perigee
462km
Apogee
464km
orbit agingOrbit updated 16 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:51 UTC (13.4 h old)· Metadata updated 16 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
- 23.738° S
- Longitude
- 124.632° E
- Altitude
- 469.8 km
- Velocity
- 7.631 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:51 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 30 Mar 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-068
Objects from the same launch · 28
- STARLINK-3726268508PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3629268509PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3726068510PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3728068511PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3728668512PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3625068513PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3725168514PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3629368515PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3629068516PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3629868517PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3685768518PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3632668519PayloadActive
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 8 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 16 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 03:03 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
- 68531
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-068Z
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZMJAW2N5H3PE94JY9E
- Canonical slug
- starlink-36294-68531
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.