▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1603°
Eccentricity	0.0001281
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	472 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31701946 rev/day
RAAN	292.9202°
Arg of perigee	69.6914°
Mean anomaly	290.4225°
B*	9.6868e-6
Rev at epoch	28,351

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48577U 21041AA 26187.75983669 -.00000065 00000-0 96868-5 0 9990

2 48577 53.1603 292.9202 0001281 69.6914 290.4225 15.31701946283514

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2231",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-041AA",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T18:14:09.89+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31701946,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001281,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1603,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 292.9202,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 69.6914,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 290.4225,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48577,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28351,
  "BSTAR": 0.0000096868,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -6.5e-7,
  "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-2231
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/48577

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