Satellite · NORAD 68730 · COSPAR 2026-082C
STARLINK-37230
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
493.4km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.62km/s
Inclination
97.28°
Period
93.9 min
93.9 min
Perigee
464km
Apogee
467km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 19:14 UTC (9.1 h old)· Metadata updated 9 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.
Loading ground track…
- Latitude
- 71.289° S
- Longitude
- 83.402° E
- Altitude
- 493.4 km
- Velocity
- 7.616 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 19:14 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 15 Apr 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-082
Objects from the same launch · 24
- STARLINK-3724268728PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3726468729PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3720268731PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3716768732PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3727868733PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3734968734PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3733968735PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3732768736PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3734868737PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3733168738PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3733868739PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3731468740PayloadActive
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 7 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 15 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
- 68730
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-082C
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZNPMZ9JD2AF4XEVCE4
- Canonical slug
- starlink-37230-68730
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.