▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1599°
Eccentricity	0.0000930
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	471 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31703229 rev/day
RAAN	343.5248°
Arg of perigee	98.3928°
Mean anomaly	261.7179°
B*	4.5781e-4
Rev at epoch	28,494

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48455U 21040AD 26187.94524387 .00013869 00000-0 45781-3 0 9994

2 48455 53.1599 343.5248 0000930 98.3928 261.7179 15.31703229284943

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2497",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-040AD",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:41:09.07+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31703229,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.000093,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1599,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 343.5248,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 98.3928,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 261.7179,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48455,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28494,
  "BSTAR": 0.00045781,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00013869,
  "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-2497
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/48455

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