▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1609°
Eccentricity	0.0001175
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	472 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31693197 rev/day
RAAN	345.0006°
Arg of perigee	89.2045°
Mean anomaly	270.9092°
B*	2.0636e-4
Rev at epoch	28,491

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48428U 21040A 26187.70293051 .00006042 00000-0 20636-3 0 9996

2 48428 53.1609 345.0006 0001175 89.2045 270.9092 15.31693197284910

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2461",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-040A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T16:52:13.196+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31693197,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001175,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1609,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 345.0006,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 89.2045,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 270.9092,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48428,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28491,
  "BSTAR": 0.00020636,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00006042,
  "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-2461
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	May 9, 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/48428

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