▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1606°
Eccentricity	0.0001003
Period	94.2 min
Apogee	483 km
Perigee	481 km
Mean motion	15.27948429 rev/day
RAAN	81.7390°
Arg of perigee	51.9563°
Mean anomaly	314.5635°
B*	4.4765e-2
Rev at epoch	522

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 52635U 22052AP 26188.16670139 .01362827 00000-0 44765-1 0 9996

2 52635 53.1606 81.7390 0001003 51.9563 314.5635 15.27948429 5222

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-3978",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2022-052AP",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:00:03+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.27948429,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001003,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1606,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 81.739,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 51.9563,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 314.5635,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 52635,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 522,
  "BSTAR": 0.044765,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.01362827,
  "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-3978
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	May 14, 2022HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	297HIGHvia 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/52635

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