STARLINK-36981
NORAD 68148· COSPAR 2026-049G· Starlink· SSO
Launch
Launched on Mar 13, 2026 from Space Launch Complex 4E, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-31 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 15:10 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
SpaceX
Country
United States
Manufacturer
SpaceX
Launched
Mar 13, 2026
Mass
—
Apogee
471 km
Perigee
469 km
Inclination
97.28°
Period
1.56 h
Part of the Starlink constellation · this satellite is one of 10,866 (planned: 42,000)
SpaceX broadband mega-constellation in LEO. Currently the largest constellation ever flown.
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for STARLINK-36981 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
+0.0 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
469 × 470 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
Launched with
24 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2026-049 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-31).
- STARLINK-36604 · 68142
- STARLINK-36273 · 68166
- STARLINK-36995 · 68143
- STARLINK-37020 · 68144
- STARLINK-36244 · 68145
- STARLINK-36980 · 68146
- STARLINK-37055 · 68147
- STARLINK-36992 · 68149
- STARLINK-37060 · 68150
- STARLINK-37073 · 68151
- STARLINK-37049 · 68152
- STARLINK-37072 · 68153
- STARLINK-36241 · 68154
- STARLINK-37048 · 68155
- STARLINK-36313 · 68156
- STARLINK-37064 · 68157
- STARLINK-37069 · 68158
- STARLINK-37053 · 68159
- STARLINK-36306 · 68160
- STARLINK-37057 · 68161
- STARLINK-37013 · 68162
- STARLINK-36958 · 68163
- STARLINK-37002 · 68164
- STARLINK-36971 · 68165
Sources & further reading
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