▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1599°
Eccentricity	0.0001842
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	472 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31694041 rev/day
RAAN	100.7039°
Arg of perigee	79.4898°
Mean anomaly	280.6311°
B*	5.4600e-5
Rev at epoch	28,624

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48412U 21038BM 26188.13762662 .00001329 00000-0 54600-4 0 9995

2 48412 53.1599 100.7039 0001842 79.4898 280.6311 15.31694041286240

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2581",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-038BM",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T03:18:10.94+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31694041,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001842,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1599,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 100.7039,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 79.4898,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 280.6311,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48412,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28624,
  "BSTAR": 0.0000546,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00001329,
  "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-2581
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/48412

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