▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1609°
Eccentricity	0.0001260
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	472 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31686789 rev/day
RAAN	265.0721°
Arg of perigee	132.1547°
Mean anomaly	227.9562°
B*	-4.2087e-5
Rev at epoch	28,635

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48333U 21036BK 26188.18282125 -.00001670 00000-0 -42087-4 0 9998

2 48333 53.1609 265.0721 0001260 132.1547 227.9562 15.31686789286353

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2518",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-036BK",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:23:15.756+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31686789,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.000126,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1609,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 265.0721,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 132.1547,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 227.9562,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48333,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28635,
  "BSTAR": -0.000042087,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.0000167,
  "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-2518
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/48333

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