Satellite · NORAD 68148 · COSPAR 2026-049G
STARLINK-36981
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
473.3km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.63km/s
Inclination
97.28°
Period
93.9 min
93.9 min
Perigee
464km
Apogee
467km
orbit agingOrbit updated 5 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:13 UTC (13.1 h old)· Metadata updated 5 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
- 52.562° N
- Longitude
- 49.094° E
- Altitude
- 473.3 km
- Velocity
- 7.635 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:13 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 13 Mar 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-049
Objects from the same launch · 24
- STARLINK-3660468142PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3699568143PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3702068144PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3624468145PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3698068146PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3705568147PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3699268149PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3706068150PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3707368151PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3704968152PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3707268153PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3624168154PayloadActive
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 3 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 11 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
- 68148
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-049G
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZJT5CH4GXNR7KG776S
- Canonical slug
- starlink-36981-68148
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.