▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1586°
Eccentricity	0.0001042
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	471 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31709194 rev/day
RAAN	305.1998°
Arg of perigee	97.5111°
Mean anomaly	262.6009°
B*	2.7337e-4
Rev at epoch	28,461

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48597U 21041AW 26187.82878811 .00008130 00000-0 27337-3 0 9995

2 48597 53.1586 305.1998 0001042 97.5111 262.6009 15.31709194284615

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2255",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-041AW",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T19:53:27.293+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31709194,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001042,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1586,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 305.1998,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 97.5111,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 262.6009,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48597,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28461,
  "BSTAR": 0.00027337,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.0000813,
  "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-2255
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/48597

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