▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1579°
Eccentricity	0.0001207
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	472 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31677642 rev/day
RAAN	229.3786°
Arg of perigee	90.8062°
Mean anomaly	269.3078°
B*	1.4868e-4
Rev at epoch	29,838

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 47628U 21012J 26188.10838256 .00004248 00000-0 14868-3 0 9999

2 47628 53.1579 229.3786 0001207 90.8062 269.3078 15.31677642298388

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-1973",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-012J",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:36:04.253+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31677642,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001207,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1579,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 229.3786,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 90.8062,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 269.3078,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 47628,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 29838,
  "BSTAR": 0.00014868,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00004248,
  "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-1973
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Feb 16, 2021HIGHvia 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/47628

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