Satellite · NORAD 100321 · COSPAR 2026-184W
STARLINK-38268
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
470.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.63km/s
Inclination
97.28°
Period
93.2 min
93.2 min
Perigee
431km
Apogee
434km
orbit staleOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 09 Sept 2026 16:30 UTC (52.4 h old)· Metadata updated 8 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
- 58.365° S
- Longitude
- 16.823° W
- Altitude
- 470.7 km
- Velocity
- 7.629 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 09 Sept 2026 16:30 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 12 Aug 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-184
Objects from the same launch · 23
- STARLINK-38267100301PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38253100302PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38247100303PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38260100304PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38215100305PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38147100306PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38116100307PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38264100308PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38261100309PayloadActive
- STARLINK-37416100310PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38283100311PayloadActive
- STARLINK-38236100312PayloadActive
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 8 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
- 100321
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-184W
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZXR0Y3KMJW7ZPEEQV2
- Canonical slug
- starlink-38268-100321
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.