▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1593°
Eccentricity	0.0000866
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	471 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31699562 rev/day
RAAN	344.3930°
Arg of perigee	74.1418°
Mean anomaly	285.9678°
B*	5.0332e-5
Rev at epoch	28,491

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48438U 21040L 26187.72149806 .00001197 00000-0 50332-4 0 9990

2 48438 53.1593 344.3930 0000866 74.1418 285.9678 15.31699562284912

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2640",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-040L",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T17:18:57.432+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31699562,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0000866,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1593,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 344.393,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 74.1418,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 285.9678,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48438,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28491,
  "BSTAR": 0.000050332,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00001197,
  "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-2640
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/48438

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