▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1587°
Eccentricity	0.0001290
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	472 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31662175 rev/day
RAAN	144.1724°
Arg of perigee	81.3210°
Mean anomaly	278.7937°
B*	-2.3276e-4
Rev at epoch	28,556

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48406U 21038BF 26187.26138942 -.00007572 00000-0 -23276-3 0 9991

2 48406 53.1587 144.1724 0001290 81.3210 278.7937 15.31662175285569

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2568",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-038BF",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T06:16:24.046+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31662175,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.00012899,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1587,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 144.1724,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 81.321,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 278.7937,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48406,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28556,
  "BSTAR": -0.00023275657,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00007572,
  "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-2568
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	May 4, 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/48406

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