● ORBIT ING-NOW

STARLINK-5218

NORAD 55636 · COSPAR 2023-021J · ACTIVE
Orbit: #20580 @ 472 x 477 km x 69.9994 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-14 02:31 UTC · 19.5 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
STARLINK-5218
1 55636U 23021J 26318.10532803 .00000679 00000-0 27386-4 0 09997
2 55636 69.9994 289.7939 0003127 269.0739 91.0079 15.30410744205809
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
February 17th 2023
Spacecraft age
3 years, 8 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
SpaceX
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
LEO · Polar
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
SpaceX
Launch mass
290 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
69.9994°
Period
94.09 min
Perigee
472 km
Apogee
477 km
Eccentricity
0.0003127
RAAN
289.7939°
Arg of Perigee
269.0739°
Mean Motion
15.30410744 rev/d