▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1587°
Eccentricity	0.0001992
Period	94.9 min
Apogee	513 km
Perigee	511 km
Mean motion	15.18000825 rev/day
RAAN	317.1845°
Arg of perigee	94.6670°
Mean anomaly	28.5789°
B*	3.2242e-3
Rev at epoch	533

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 52706U 22053BC 26188.16670139 .00066658 00000-0 32242-2 0 9996

2 52706 53.1587 317.1845 0001992 94.6670 28.5789 15.18000825 5333

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-3970",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2022-053BC",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:00:03+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.18000825,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001992,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1587,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 317.1845,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 94.667,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 28.5789,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 52706,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 533,
  "BSTAR": 0.0032242,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00066658,
  "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-3970
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	May 18, 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/52706

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