▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1594°
Eccentricity	0.0001442
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	472 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31681986 rev/day
RAAN	269.2226°
Arg of perigee	86.2342°
Mean anomaly	273.8824°
B*	-1.4987e-4
Rev at epoch	28,622

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48318U 21036AU 26187.46948875 -.00005010 00000-0 -14987-3 0 9991

2 48318 53.1594 269.2226 0001442 86.2342 273.8824 15.31681986286220

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2509",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-036AU",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T11:16:03.828+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31681986,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001442,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1594,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 269.2226,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 86.2342,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 273.8824,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48318,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28622,
  "BSTAR": -0.00014987,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.0000501,
  "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-2509
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.