▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1604°
Eccentricity	0.0000876
Period	94.3 min
Apogee	483 km
Perigee	482 km
Mean motion	15.27713801 rev/day
RAAN	81.3629°
Arg of perigee	37.4807°
Mean anomaly	337.9972°
B*	3.4981e-3
Rev at epoch	584

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 52645U 22052AZ 26188.16670139 .00096904 00000-0 34981-2 0 9996

2 52645 53.1604 81.3629 0000876 37.4807 337.9972 15.27713801 5844

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-3973",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2022-052AZ",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:00:03+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.27713801,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0000876,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1604,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 81.3629,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 37.4807,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 337.9972,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 52645,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 584,
  "BSTAR": 0.0034981,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00096904,
  "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-3973
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/52645

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