▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1598°
Eccentricity	0.0001917
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	472 km
Perigee	469 km
Mean motion	15.31717178 rev/day
RAAN	268.3371°
Arg of perigee	117.3142°
Mean anomaly	242.8055°
B*	5.8944e-4
Rev at epoch	28,624

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48326U 21036BC 26187.49770345 .00017980 00000-0 58944-3 0 9996

2 48326 53.1598 268.3371 0001917 117.3142 242.8055 15.31717178286242

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2498",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-036BC",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T11:56:41.578+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31717178,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001917,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1598,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 268.3371,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 117.3142,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 242.8055,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48326,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28624,
  "BSTAR": 0.00058944,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.0001798,
  "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-2498
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

GET /api/v1/satellites/48326

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