Satellite · NORAD 69717 · COSPAR 2026-147P
STARLINK-38040
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
491.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.62km/s
Inclination
97.28°
Period
93.9 min
93.9 min
Perigee
465km
Apogee
466km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:20 UTC (7.5 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.
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- Latitude
- 66.925° S
- Longitude
- 4.776° E
- Altitude
- 491.7 km
- Velocity
- 7.617 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:20 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 28 Jun 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-147
Objects from the same launch · 23
- STARLINK-3805569704PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3789869705PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3797069706PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3797569707PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3797269708PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3796369709PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3796969710PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3795669711PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3804369712PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3802069713PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3805969714PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3806169715PayloadActive
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 9 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 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 | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 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
- 69717
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-147P
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZTA3AVXHRZV597NRFV
- Canonical slug
- starlink-38040-69717
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.