▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1589°
Eccentricity	0.0001116
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	472 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31695044 rev/day
RAAN	281.0987°
Arg of perigee	90.2765°
Mean anomaly	269.8364°
B*	-8.8501e-6
Rev at epoch	32,729

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 46051U 20055AA 26187.57069575 -.00000640 00000-0 -88501-5 0 9995

2 46051 53.1589 281.0987 0001116 90.2765 269.8364 15.31695044327291

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-1540",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2020-055AA",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T13:41:48.113+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31695044,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001116,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1589,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 281.0987,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 90.2765,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 269.8364,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 46051,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 32729,
  "BSTAR": -0.0000088501,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.0000064,
  "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-1540
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Aug 7, 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/46051

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