▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1592°
Eccentricity	0.0001323
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	472 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31685295 rev/day
RAAN	280.9951°
Arg of perigee	78.0104°
Mean anomaly	282.1046°
B*	-1.2978e-4
Rev at epoch	28,203

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48642U 21044E 26187.53338177 -.00004388 00000-0 -12978-3 0 9991

2 48642 53.1592 280.9951 0001323 78.0104 282.1046 15.31685295282037

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2646",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-044E",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T12:48:04.185+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31685295,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001323,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1592,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 280.9951,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 78.0104,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 282.1046,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48642,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28203,
  "BSTAR": -0.00012978,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00004388,
  "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-2646
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	May 26, 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/48642

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