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STARLINK-1260

45404 · 2026-04-03T12:14:59Z

Fixes
180
Observations
180
Altitude — track
180 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
180 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T12:14:59.540640+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T12:39:21.492576+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id45,404
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-1260
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.156
Number of snapsn_snaps180
Span (days)span_days142.017
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.318
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.446
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.127
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km470.321
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km432.638
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.270
Decay notedecay_notemean_motion slope (rev/day^2) and altitude slope (km/day) from least-squares fit of measured GP elements; altitude from Kepler a=(GM/n^2)^(1/3) - R_earth
First UTCfirst_utc2026-04-03T12:14:59.540640+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T12:39:21.492576+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T12:39:21.492576+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:14:59.540640+00:00","mean_motion":15.31840539,"altitude_km":470.321,"eccentricity":0.00015782,"inclination_deg":53.1623},{"utc":"2026-04-04T03:54:28.039392+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/45404.json

STARLINK-1260 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse