▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1597°
Eccentricity	0.0001292
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	472 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31706615 rev/day
RAAN	0.2655°
Arg of perigee	111.4264°
Mean anomaly	248.6875°
B*	1.6314e-4
Rev at epoch	28,470

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48487U 21040BM 26187.71165953 .00004701 00000-0 16314-3 0 9999

2 48487 53.1597 0.2655 0001292 111.4264 248.6875 15.31706615284700

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2494",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-040BM",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T17:04:47.383+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31706615,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001292,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1597,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 0.2655,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 111.4264,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 248.6875,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48487,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28470,
  "BSTAR": 0.00016314,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00004701,
  "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-2494
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/48487

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