▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1616°
Eccentricity	0.0000818
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	471 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31692311 rev/day
RAAN	359.8318°
Arg of perigee	98.7379°
Mean anomaly	261.3715°
B*	2.1400e-4
Rev at epoch	28,470

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48485U 21040BK 26187.73957847 .00006280 00000-0 21400-3 0 9996

2 48485 53.1616 359.8318 0000818 98.7379 261.3715 15.31692311284708

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2500",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-040BK",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T17:44:59.58+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31692311,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0000818,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1616,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 359.8318,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 98.7379,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 261.3715,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48485,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28470,
  "BSTAR": 0.000214,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.0000628,
  "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-2500
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/48485

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