▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1585°
Eccentricity	0.0001124
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	472 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31695080 rev/day
RAAN	256.2405°
Arg of perigee	70.4483°
Mean anomaly	289.6639°
B*	-5.4343e-5
Rev at epoch	28,641

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48309U 21036AK 26187.47106390 -.00002051 00000-0 -54343-4 0 9993

2 48309 53.1585 256.2405 0001124 70.4483 289.6639 15.31695080286413

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2517",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-036AK",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T11:18:19.921+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.3169508,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001124,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1585,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 256.2405,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 70.4483,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 289.6639,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48309,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28641,
  "BSTAR": -0.000054343,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00002051,
  "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-2517
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Apr 29, 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

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