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STARLINK-1263

45405 · 2026-04-03T12:08:17Z

Fixes
185
Observations
185
Altitude — track
185 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
185 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_utc2026-04-03T12:08:17.276064+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T21:49:18.507936+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id45,405
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-1263
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.157
Number of snapsn_snaps185
Span (days)span_days142.403
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.302
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.415
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.113
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km475.195
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km441.622
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.247
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_utc2026-04-03T12:08:17.276064+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T21:49:18.507936+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T21:49:18.507936+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:08:17.276064+00:00","mean_motion":15.3020673,"altitude_km":475.195,"eccentricity":0.00009949,"inclination_deg":53.1635},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:24:29.462688+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/45405.json

STARLINK-1263 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse