▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	VLEO
Inclination	53.0455°
Eccentricity	0.0004138
Period	91.6 min
Apogee	355 km
Perigee	349 km
Mean motion	15.72489468 rev/day
RAAN	318.6590°
Arg of perigee	333.8412°
Mean anomaly	26.2396°
B*	4.6499e-4
Rev at epoch	33,557

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 45780U 20038BC 26187.63617917 .00063207 00000-0 46499-3 0 9994

2 45780 53.0455 318.6590 0004138 333.8412 26.2396 15.72489468335575

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-1496",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2020-038BC",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T15:16:05.88+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.72489468,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0004138,
  "INCLINATION": 53.0455,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 318.659,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 333.8412,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 26.2396,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 45780,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 33557,
  "BSTAR": 0.00046499,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00063207,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	STARLINK-1496
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Jun 13, 2020HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	260HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/45780

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.