▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1596°
Eccentricity	0.0001604
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	472 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31680292 rev/day
RAAN	242.9095°
Arg of perigee	89.5891°
Mean anomaly	270.5294°
B*	-1.7127e-4
Rev at epoch	28,255

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 48693U 21044BH 26187.40264492 -.00005673 00000-0 -17127-3 0 9990

2 48693 53.1596 242.9095 0001604 89.5891 270.5294 15.31680292282551

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-2618",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-044BH",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T09:39:48.521+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31680292,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001604,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1596,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 242.9095,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 89.5891,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 270.5294,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 48693,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 28255,
  "BSTAR": -0.00017127,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00005673,
  "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-2618
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/48693

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