STARLINK-36491

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite STARLINK-36491 at a glance.

Uptime

26

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.5

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

43.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for STARLINK-36491.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: STARLINK-36491

International designator: 2026-002F

Object number (NORAD): 67310

Object ID (CCSDS): 67310

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

Orbital parameters

Period: 92.829 minutes

Inclination: 42.9991 deg

SMA: 6791.259 km

Apoapsis: 414.35 km

Periapsis: 411.899 km

RAAN: 191.6798 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00018044

Argument of periapsis: 279.5803 deg

Mean anomaly: 148.287 deg

Mean motion: 15.51233945 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00954318 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.017328944 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Jan. 29, 2026, 3:27 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Jan. 28, 2026, 10 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 STARLINK-36491

TLE line 1: 1 67310U 26002F 26028.91668981 -.00954318 00000-0 -17329-1 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 67310 42.9991 191.6798 0001804 279.5803 148.2870 15.51233945 5026

Live tracking on map

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In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

STARLINK-36491 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-88’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.

The launch took place on Jan. 4, 2026, 6:48 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-88
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-88

Agency: SpaceX

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Jan. 4, 2026, 6:48 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Falcon 9

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 40

Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Latest news about this satellite

News about space launch
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch first Starlink deployment mission since problem strikes satellite

The Starlink 6-88 will add 29 broadband internet satellites to the constellation of more than 9,300 in low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 12 a.m. EST (0500 UTC).

News about space launch
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As 2025 turns to 2026, the worldwide launch manifest is quieting down, with only four… The post Launch Roundup: Worldwide launch manifest quiet as 2026 begins appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

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