▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1586°
Eccentricity	0.0001428
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	472 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31698653 rev/day
RAAN	280.8900°
Arg of perigee	79.5936°
Mean anomaly	280.5226°
B*	7.2243e-5
Rev at epoch	28,204

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48648U 21044L 26187.57033126 .00001877 00000-0 72243-4 0 9997

2 48648 53.1586 280.8900 0001428 79.5936 280.5226 15.31698653282049

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2521",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-044L",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T13:41:16.621+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31698653,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001428,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1586,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 280.89,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 79.5936,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 280.5226,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48648,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28204,
  "BSTAR": 0.000072243,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00001877,
  "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-2521
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/48648

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