▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1611°
Eccentricity	0.0000797
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	471 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31701291 rev/day
RAAN	357.7936°
Arg of perigee	86.3827°
Mean anomaly	273.7266°
B*	5.8928e-5
Rev at epoch	28,472

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48474U 21040AY 26187.75261380 .00001464 00000-0 58928-4 0 9991

2 48474 53.1611 357.7936 0000797 86.3827 273.7266 15.31701291284729

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2697",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-040AY",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T18:03:45.832+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31701291,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0000797,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1611,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 357.7936,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 86.3827,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 273.7266,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48474,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28472,
  "BSTAR": 0.000058928,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00001464,
  "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-2697
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/48474

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