▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	VLEO
Inclination	53.0367°
Eccentricity	0.0003366
Period	91.1 min
Apogee	332 km
Perigee	328 km
Mean motion	15.80175565 rev/day
RAAN	71.0416°
Arg of perigee	160.7041°
Mean anomaly	36.0959°
B*	3.3908e-4
Rev at epoch	604

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 46173U 20057BJ 26188.25002315 .00064633 00000-0 33908-3 0 9996

2 46173 53.0367 71.0416 0003366 160.7041 36.0959 15.80175565 6048

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-1640",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2020-057BJ",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T06:00:02+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.80175565,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0003366,
  "INCLINATION": 53.0367,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 71.0416,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 160.7041,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 36.0959,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 46173,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 604,
  "BSTAR": 0.00033908,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00064633,
  "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-1640
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Aug 18, 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/46173

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