▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1619°
Eccentricity	0.0000721
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	471 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31689417 rev/day
RAAN	357.1741°
Arg of perigee	66.5276°
Mean anomaly	293.5801°
B*	2.3214e-4
Rev at epoch	28,473

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48437U 21040K 26187.73389347 .00006843 00000-0 23214-3 0 9997

2 48437 53.1619 357.1741 0000721 66.5276 293.5801 15.31689417284730

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2642",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-040K",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T17:36:48.396+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31689417,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0000721,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1619,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 357.1741,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 66.5276,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 293.5801,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48437,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28473,
  "BSTAR": 0.00023214,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00006843,
  "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-2642
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/48437

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