▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1602°
Eccentricity	0.0002310
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	472 km
Perigee	469 km
Mean motion	15.31765382 rev/day
RAAN	306.1625°
Arg of perigee	178.6148°
Mean anomaly	181.4860°
B*	6.1485e-4
Rev at epoch	28,377

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48596U 21041AV 26187.62835471 .00018802 00000-0 61485-3 0 9996

2 48596 53.1602 306.1625 0002310 178.6148 181.4860 15.31765382283771

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2253",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-041AV",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T15:04:49.847+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31765382,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.000231,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1602,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 306.1625,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 178.6148,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 181.486,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48596,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28377,
  "BSTAR": 0.00061485,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00018802,
  "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-2253
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/48596

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