▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1598°
Eccentricity	0.0000848
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	471 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31692608 rev/day
RAAN	343.4534°
Arg of perigee	64.6915°
Mean anomaly	295.4174°
B*	3.6011e-4
Rev at epoch	28,496

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48459U 21040AH 26187.91259205 .00010823 00000-0 36011-3 0 9992

2 48459 53.1598 343.4534 0000848 64.6915 295.4174 15.31692608284962

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2579",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-040AH",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T21:54:07.953+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31692608,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0000848,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1598,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 343.4534,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 64.6915,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 295.4174,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48459,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28496,
  "BSTAR": 0.00036011,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00010823,
  "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-2579
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/48459

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