▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1578°
Eccentricity	0.0001019
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	471 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31696049 rev/day
RAAN	293.9103°
Arg of perigee	97.8889°
Mean anomaly	262.2228°
B*	3.7736e-5
Rev at epoch	28,348

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48568U 21041R 26187.59674110 .00000806 00000-0 37736-4 0 9990

2 48568 53.1578 293.9103 0001019 97.8889 262.2228 15.31696049283482

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2217",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-041R",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T14:19:18.431+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31696049,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001019,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1578,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 293.9103,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 97.8889,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 262.2228,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48568,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28348,
  "BSTAR": 0.000037736,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000806,
  "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-2217
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	May 15, 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/48568

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