▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1586°
Eccentricity	0.0001451
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	472 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31685075 rev/day
RAAN	232.8890°
Arg of perigee	86.8958°
Mean anomaly	273.2209°
B*	-9.0066e-5
Rev at epoch	28,268

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48688U 21044BC 26187.39529771 -.00003158 00000-0 -90066-4 0 9996

2 48688 53.1586 232.8890 0001451 86.8958 273.2209 15.31685075282683

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2742",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-044BC",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T09:29:13.722+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31685075,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001451,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1586,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 232.889,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 86.8958,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 273.2209,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48688,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28268,
  "BSTAR": -0.000090066,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00003158,
  "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-2742
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/48688

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