▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1600°
Eccentricity	0.0001453
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	472 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31688104 rev/day
RAAN	268.4042°
Arg of perigee	88.8289°
Mean anomaly	271.2879°
B*	-1.2828e-4
Rev at epoch	28,384

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48576U 21041Z 26187.47404200 -.00004342 00000-0 -12828-3 0 9992

2 48576 53.1600 268.4042 0001453 88.8289 271.2879 15.31688104283847

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2228",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-041Z",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T11:22:37.229+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31688104,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001453,
  "INCLINATION": 53.16,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 268.4042,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 88.8289,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 271.2879,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48576,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28384,
  "BSTAR": -0.00012828,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00004342,
  "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-2228
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/48576

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