▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	53.1594°
Eccentricity	0.0001718
Period	94.1 min
Apogee	475 km
Perigee	472 km
Mean motion	15.30821067 rev/day
RAAN	186.0286°
Arg of perigee	57.9769°
Mean anomaly	39.8049°
B*	1.3038e-3
Rev at epoch	588

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 54173U 22141S 26188.16670139 .00039211 00000-0 13038-2 0 9991

2 54173 53.1594 186.0286 0001718 57.9769 39.8049 15.30821067 5887

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-5242",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2022-141S",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:00:03+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.30821067,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001718,
  "INCLINATION": 53.1594,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 186.0286,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 57.9769,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 39.8049,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 54173,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 588,
  "BSTAR": 0.0013038,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00039211,
  "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-5242
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Oct 28, 2022HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	305HIGHvia 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/54173

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