▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1605°
Eccentricity	0.0001180
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	472 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31697521 rev/day
RAAN	356.6065°
Arg of perigee	74.0954°
Mean anomaly	286.0178°
B*	1.6588e-4
Rev at epoch	28,477

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48468U 21040AS 26187.92502241 .00004785 00000-0 16588-3 0 9991

2 48468 53.1605 356.6065 0001180 74.0954 286.0178 15.31697521284772

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2685",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-040AS",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:12:01.936+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31697521,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.000118,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1605,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 356.6065,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 74.0954,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 286.0178,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48468,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28477,
  "BSTAR": 0.00016588,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00004785,
  "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-2685
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/48468

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